Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-71088)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-71088). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mptcp: fallback earlier on simult connection
Syzkaller reports a simult-connect race leading to inconsistent fallback
status:
WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 33 at net/mptcp/subflow.c:1515 subflow_data_ready+0x40b/0x7c0 net/mptcp/subflow.c:1515
Modules linked in:
CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 33 Comm: ksoftirqd/3 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:subflow_data_ready+0x40b/0x7c0 net/mptcp/subflow.c:1515
Code: 89 ee e8 78 61 3c f6 40 84 ed 75 21 e8 8e 66 3c f6 44 89 fe bf 07 00 00 00 e8 c1 61 3c f6 41 83 ff 07 74 09 e8 76 66 3c f6 90 <0f> 0b 90 e8 6d 66 3c f6 48 89 df e8 e5 ad ff ff 31 ff 89 c5 89 c6
RSP: 0018:ffffc900006cf338 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888031acd100 RCX: ffffffff8b7f2abf
RDX: ffff88801e6ea440 RSI: ffffffff8b7f2aca RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 0000000000000007
R10: 0000000000000004 R11: 0000000000002c10 R12: ffff88802ba69900
R13: 1ffff920000d9e67 R14: ffff888046f81800 R15: 0000000000000004
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880d69bc000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000560fc0ca1670 CR3: 0000000032c3a000 CR4: 0000000000352ef0
Call Trace:
tcp_data_queue+0x13b0/0x4f90 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:5197
tcp_rcv_state_process+0xfdf/0x4ec0 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-71088 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-71088" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-71088 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-71088 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.65-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71088 linux Fixed in: 6.1.162-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71088 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web github.com
- web cert-portal.siemens.com