In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scs: fix a wrong parameter in __scs_magic __scs_magic() needs a 'void *' variable, but a 'struct task_struct *' is given. 'task_scs(tsk)' is the starting address of the task's shadow call stack, and '__scs_magic(task_scs(tsk))' is the end address of the task's shadow call stack. Here should be '__scs_magic(task_scs(tsk))'. The user-visible effect of this bug is that when CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE is enabled, the shadow call stack usage checking function (scs_check_usage) would scan an incorrect memory range. This could lead 1. **Inaccurate stack usage reporting**: The function would calculate wrong usage statistics for the shadow call stack, potentially showing incorrect value in kmsg. 2. **Potential kernel crash**: If the value of __scs_magic(tsk)is greater than that of __scs_magic(task_scs(tsk)), the for loop may access unmapped memory, potentially causing a kernel panic. However, this scenario is unlikely because task_struct is allocated via the slab allocator (which typically returns lower addresses), while the shadow call stack returned by task_scs(tsk) is allocated via vmalloc(which typically returns higher addresses). However, since this is purely a debugging feature (CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE), normal production systems should be not unaffected. The bug only impacts developers and testers who are actively debugging stack usage with this configuration enabled.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-71102 is rated Low Risk (24.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-26 | 0.06% | 0.03% | -0.04% |
| 2 | 2026-02-18 | 0.02% | 0.06% | +0.04% |
| 3 | 2026-01-15 | — | 0.02% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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1.8 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2025-71102 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-71102 |
redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71102 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2025-71102 severity moderate: SUSE including 26 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 236 product×package rows across 42 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0, … (42 product lines)): Known Not Affected 236. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71102/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2025-71102 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1562 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1157, ignored 179, released 150, not-affected 56, pending 12, needed 8. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-71102 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.8.1, < 5.10.248 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.198 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16, < 6.1.160 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2, < 6.6.120 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.7, < 6.12.64 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.13, < 6.18.3 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.8 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* |