What is CVE-2025-71289?

CVE-2025-71289 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and patched in 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 6.19.6 and others. CVE-2025-71289 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-71289?

CVE-2025-71289 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-2025-71289?

Yes, CVE-2025-71289 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 6.19.6 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-71289 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-71289 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-71289

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: handle attr_set_size() errors when truncating files If attr_set_size() fails while truncating down, the error is silently ignored and the inode may be left in an inconsistent state.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-06

Last modified 2026-06-01

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 5.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 6.19.6, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.92 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.34 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.6 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-71289 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a718675d6af4992e34ffe86b8f36d471a5afe0e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576248a34b927e93b2fd3fff7df735ba73ad7d01
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dfea43d11513b7f2892529de55e8f0855108a2c
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-71289

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-06

Modified 2026-06-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71289?

CVE-2025-71289 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and has been patched in 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 6.19.6 and others. CVE-2025-71289 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-71289?

CVE-2025-71289 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-2025-71289?

Yes — CVE-2025-71289 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 6.19.6 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-71289 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-71289 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.