CVE-2025-71306: Linux kernel · ima: Fix stack-out-of-bounds in is_bprm_creds_for_exec()
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High · fixed in ab3d16da982a4ebb715d487dbf9dd66e3990d935 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- 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.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in ab3d16da982a4ebb715d487dbf9dd66e3990d935, 377cae9851e8559e9d8b82a78c1ac0abeb18839c, 0f39d936a34933ebfbdc13a04f0aba814d3b9709
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 May 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 Linux kernel to ab3d16da982a4ebb715d487dbf9dd66e3990d935, 377cae9851e8559e9d8b82a78c1ac0abeb18839c or 0f39d936a34933ebfbdc13a04f0aba814d3b9709.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
Users should monitor Linux kernel updates for an official fix addressing CVE-2025-71306 and apply it once available.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: Fix stack-out-of-bounds in is_bprm_creds_for_exec() KASAN reported a stack-out-of-bounds access in ima_appraise_measurement from is_bprm_creds_for_exec: BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in ima_appraise_measurement+0x12dc/0x16a0 Read of size 1 at addr ffffc9000160f940 by task sudo/550 The buggy address belongs to stack of task sudo/550 and is located at offset 24 in frame: ima_appraise_measurement+0x0/0x16a0 This frame has 2 objects: [48, 56) 'file' [80, 148) 'hash' This is caused by using container_of on the *file pointer. This offset calculation is what triggers the stack-out-of-bounds error. In order to fix this, pass in a bprm_is_check boolean which can be set depending on how process_measurement is called. If the caller has a linux_binprm pointer and the function is BPRM_CHECK we can determine is_check and set it then. Otherwise set it to false.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71306 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/377cae9851e8559e9d8b82a78c1ac0abeb18839c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab3d16da982a4ebb715d487dbf9dd66e3990d935 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-71306 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71306 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/377cae9851e8559e9d8b82a78c1ac0abeb18839c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f39d936a34933ebfbdc13a04f0aba814d3b9709 (opens in a new tab)