What is CVE-2025-71077?

CVE-2025-71077 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.1 onward and patched in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160 and others. CVE-2025-71077 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-71077?

CVE-2025-71077 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-71077?

Yes, CVE-2025-71077 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-71077 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-71077 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-71077

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm: Cap the number of PCR banks tpm2_get_pcr_allocation() does not cap any upper limit for the number of banks. Cap the limit to eight banks so that out of bounds values coming from external I/O cause on only limited harm.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-01-13

Last modified 2026-03-25

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.64, 6.18.3, 6.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.1

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.248 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.198 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.160 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.120 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.64 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.3 6.18.x ✓ 6.19

References

7 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/275c686f1e3cc056ec66c764489ec1fe1e51b950

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/858344bc9210bea9ab2bdc7e9e331ba84c164e50

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ceee7288152bc121a6bf92997261838c78bfe06

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b69492161c056d36789aee42a87a33c18c8ed5e1

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceb70d31da5671d298bad94ae6c20e4bbb800f96

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-71077

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-01-13

Modified 2026-03-25

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71077?

CVE-2025-71077 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.1 onward and has been patched in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160 and others. CVE-2025-71077 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-71077?

CVE-2025-71077 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-71077?

Yes. CVE-2025-71077 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-71077 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2025-71077 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.