CVE-2025-71115

MEDIUM

5.5

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier This is currently done in uml_finishsetup(), but e.g. with KCOV enabled we'll crash because some init code can call into e.g. memparse(), which has coverage annotations, and then the checks in check_kcov_mode() crash because current is NULL. Simply initialize the cpu_tasks[] array statically, which fixes the crash. For the later SMP work, it seems to have not really caused any problems yet, but initialize all of the entries anyway.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.5

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published1/14/2026

Last Modified3/25/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linux:linux_kernel

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-908

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b5d4416964c07c902163822a30a622111172b01(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbbf6d47130674640cd12a0781a0fb2a575d0e44(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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