CVE-2025-71232: Linux kernel · Memory Leak
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in f04840512438ac025dea6e357d80a986b28bbe4c : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% 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
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-06-10.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in f04840512438ac025dea6e357d80a986b28bbe4c, b74408de1f2264220979f0c6a5a9d5e50b5b534b, b410ab8b9431d6d63d04caa1d69909fcc8b25eae +5
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Feb 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 fix is available and has been applied in the Linux kernel. Users should update to a fixed kernel version containing the patch that frees the sp objects in the error path of the qla2xxx driver to prevent system crashes.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's qla2xxx SCSI driver caused system crashes during load/unload operations due to improper handling of memory objects in error paths. The issue was fixed by ensuring proper freeing of memory objects to prevent crashes.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b410ab8b9431d6d63d04caa1d69909fcc8b25eae (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b74408de1f2264220979f0c6a5a9d5e50b5b534b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e7597b4efee6143439641bc6522f247d585e060 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/aed16d37696f494288a291b4b477484ed0be774b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/05fcd590e5fbbb3e9e1b4fc6c23c98a1d38cf256 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f04840512438ac025dea6e357d80a986b28bbe4c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/19ac050ef09a2f0a9d9787540f77bb45cf9033e8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7adbd2b7809066c75f0433e5e2a8e114b429f30f (opens in a new tab)