CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-71295

Medium
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved, which occurred in the try_to_free_buffers() function. The issue involved folios without attached buffers, potentially leading to system instability.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to operating system destabilization, which may affect the availability of services within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and ensure system stability.

Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/buffer: add alert in try_to_free_buffers() for folios without buffers try_to_free_buffers() can be called on folios with no buffers attached when filemap_release_folio() is invoked on a folio belonging to a mapping with AS_RELE

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS