CVE-2025-71231

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-02-18. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

crypto: iaa - Fix out-of-bounds index in find_empty_iaa_compression_mode

The local variable 'i' is initialized with -EINVAL, but the for loop immediately overwrites it and -EINVAL is never returned.

If no empty compression mode can be found, the function would return the out-of-bounds index IAA_COMP_MODES_MAX, which would cause an invalid array access in add_iaa_compression_mode().

Fix both issues by returning either a valid index or -EINVAL.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
36(Track)
EG Risk 36/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 18, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

crypto: iaa - Fix out-of-bounds index in find_empty_iaa_compression_mode - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de16f5bca05cace238d237791ed1b6e9d22dab60
generic

crypto: iaa - Fix out-of-bounds index in find_empty_iaa_compression_mode - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d75207465eed20bc9b0daa4a0927de9568996067
generic

crypto: iaa - Fix out-of-bounds index in find_empty_iaa_compression_mode - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c77b33b58512708bd5603f48465f018c8b748847
generic

crypto: iaa - Fix out-of-bounds index in find_empty_iaa_compression_mode - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48329301969f6d21b2ef35f678e40f72b59eac94

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 6.12.72—osv

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

(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.73-1~bpo12+1 (12 versions)6.12.73-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.18~rc7-1~exp1 (101 versions)6.18.12-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(12)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 23× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-20 20:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-19 14:33 UTCOSV refresh
  3. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-17 19:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-15 03:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-31 18:04 UTCOSV refresh
  18. 2026-08-30 01:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-28 21:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-27 14:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-26 14:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-24 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-21 23:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-17 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-16 14:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-14 21:56 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-08-14 21:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-14 09:48 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-14 09:48 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-08-14 09:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-13 02:06 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-13 02:06 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-08-13 02:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-11 07:29 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-11 07:29 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-11 07:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-10 02:18 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-10 02:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-09 14:08 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-09 14:08 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-09 14:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-08 16:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-08 09:21 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-08-08 09:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-07 21:41 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-07 21:41 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-08-07 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-07 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-06 03:35 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-06 03:35 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-08-06 03:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-08-04 10:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-02 20:21 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-02 20:21 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-02 20:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-01 04:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-07-30 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-07-27 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-07-27 13:28 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-07-27 13:28 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-71231?
CVE-2025-71231 is a high vulnerability published on February 18, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: iaa - Fix out-of-bounds index in findemptyiaacompressionmode The local variable 'i' is initialized with -EINVAL, but the for loop immediately overwrites it and -EINVAL is never returned. If no empty compression mode can be…
When was CVE-2025-71231 disclosed?
CVE-2025-71231 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 18, 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-2025-71231 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-71231 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 97.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-71231?
CVE-2025-71231 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-71231?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-71231, 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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