CVE-2025-71087

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-01-13. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iavf: fix off-by-one issues in iavf_config_rss_reg()

There are off-by-one bugs when configuring RSS hash key and lookup table, causing out-of-bounds reads to memory [1] and out-of-bounds writes to device registers.

Before commit 43a3d9ba34c9 ("i40evf: Allow PF driver to configure RSS"), the loop upper bounds were: i <= I40E_VFQF_{HKEY,HLUT}_MAX_INDEX which is safe since the value is the last valid index.

That commit changed the bounds to: i <= adapter->rss_{key,lut}_size / 4 where rss_{key,lut}_size / 4 is the number of dwords, so the last valid index is (rss_{key,lut}_size / 4) - 1. Therefore, using <= accesses one element past the end.

Fix the issues by using < instead of <=, ensuring we do not exceed the bounds.

[1] KASAN splat about rss_key_size off-by-one BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in iavf_config_rss+0x619/0x800 Read of size 4 at addr ffff888102c50134 by task kworker/u8:6/63

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 63 Comm: kworker/u8:6 Not tainted 6.18.0-rc2-enjuk-tnguy-00378-g3005f5b77652-dirty #156 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 Workqueue: iavf iavf_watchdog_task Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x6f/0xb0 print_report+0x170/0x4f3 kasan_report+0xe1/0x1a0 iavf_config_rss+0x619/0x800 iavf_watchdog_task+0x2be7/0x3230 process_one_work+0x7fd/0x1420 worker_thread+0x4d1/0xd40 kthread+0x344/0x660 ret_from_fork+0x249/0x320 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

Allocated by task 63: kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 __kasan_kmalloc+0x7f/0x90 __kmalloc_noprof+0x246/0x6f0 iavf_watchdog_task+0x28fc/0x3230 process_one_work+0x7fd/0x1420 worker_thread+0x4d1/0xd40 kthread+0x344/0x660 ret_from_fork+0x249/0x320 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff888102c50100 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-64 of size 64 The buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of allocated 52-byte region [ffff888102c50100, ffff888102c50134)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page: page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x102c50 flags: 0x200000000000000(node=0|zone=2) page_type: f5(slab) raw: 0200000000000000 ffff8881000418c0 dead000000000122 0000000000000000 raw: 0000000000000000 0000000080200020 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000 page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected

Memory state around the buggy address: ffff888102c50000: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc ffff888102c50080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc >ffff888102c50100: 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc ^ ffff888102c50180: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc ffff888102c50200: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
25(Track)
EG Risk 25/100SSVC: Track

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How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 13, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Aug 3, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

iavf: fix off-by-one issues in iavf_config_rss_reg() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f36de3045d006e6d9be1be495f2ed88d1721e752
generic

iavf: fix off-by-one issues in iavf_config_rss_reg() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7369dc8dd7cbf5cee3a22610028d847b6f02982
generic

iavf: fix off-by-one issues in iavf_config_rss_reg() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceb8459df28d22c225a82d74c0f725f2a935d194
generic

iavf: fix off-by-one issues in iavf_config_rss_reg() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6daa2893f323981c7894c68440823326e93a7d61
generic

iavf: fix off-by-one issues in iavf_config_rss_reg() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb18bfd505ca1affbca921462c350095a6c798c
generic

iavf: fix off-by-one issues in iavf_config_rss_reg() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3095228e1320371e143835d0cebeef1a8a754c66
generic

iavf: fix off-by-one issues in iavf_config_rss_reg() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18de0e41d69d97fab10b91fecf10ae78a5e43232

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-71087(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(30)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1103.93) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.15.0-1067 (5.15.0-1067.71) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-nolpae (5.15.0.1097.95) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gke-5.15 (5.15.0.1099.98) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iot-realtime-5.15 (5.15.0.1094.98) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1044.46) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-5.15 (5.15.0.1102.106) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1109.94) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1109.107) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.17.0-22.22) @ questing2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-24.04-edge (6.17.0-1010.11~24.04.1) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-64k-6.17 (6.17.0-1012.12) @ questing2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-6.8.1 (6.8.1-1047.48) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1054.57+fips1) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1051.54) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-6.17 (6.17.0-1013.13) @ questing2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1054.60+fips1) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-6.8 (6.8.0-1052.56) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-realtime-6.8 (6.8.0-2042.43) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (6.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1051.54.1) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1110.119~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1054.60) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-6.17 (6.17.0-1014.14) @ questing2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1029.30) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8 (6.8.0-1022.22) @ noble2026-05-29ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 5.10.248osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (48 versions)5.10.249-1
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.159-1~deb11u1 (14 versions)6.1.162-1~deb11u1
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (46 versions)6.1.162-1
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.69-1~bpo12+1 (10 versions)6.12.69-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.18~rc7-1~exp1 (95 versions)6.18.5-1

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(24)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-71087?
CVE-2025-71087 is a medium vulnerability published on January 13, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iavf: fix off-by-one issues in iavfconfigrss_reg() There are off-by-one bugs when configuring RSS hash key and lookup table, causing out-of-bounds reads to memory [1] and out-of-bounds writes to device registers. Before commit…
When was CVE-2025-71087 disclosed?
CVE-2025-71087 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 13, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-71087 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-71087 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 96.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-71087?
CVE-2025-71087 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-71087?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-71087, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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