CVE-2025-71112: Linux kernel · net: hns3: add VLAN id validation before using
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in b7b4f3bf118f51b67691a55b464f04452e5dc6fc : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:07 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in b7b4f3bf118f51b67691a55b464f04452e5dc6fc, 95cca255a7a5ad782639ff0298c2a486707d1046, 91a51d01be5c9f82c12c2921ca5cceaa31b67128 +4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A patch addressing this vulnerability is available and has been applied in the Linux kernel. Users and administrators should update to a fixed kernel version containing the referenced commits to mitigate this issue. Since this is a kernel-level vulnerability, applying the official kernel update is the recommended remediation.
Description
CVE-2025-71112 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's hns3 network driver where VLAN IDs are not properly validated before use. This can lead to out-of-bounds memory access if a VLAN ID equal to or greater than VLAN_N_VID is received from a virtual function (VF) via mailbox communication. The issue has been fixed by adding validation to ensure VLAN IDs are within the valid range.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/46c7d9fe8dd869ea5de666aba8c1ec1061ca44a8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/42c91dfa772c57de141e5a55a187ac760c0fd7e1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/00e56a7706e10b3d00a258d81fcb85a7e96372d6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7b4f3bf118f51b67691a55b464f04452e5dc6fc (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/95cca255a7a5ad782639ff0298c2a486707d1046 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/91a51d01be5c9f82c12c2921ca5cceaa31b67128 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ef935e65902bfed53980ad2754b06a284ea8ac1 (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html (opens in a new tab)