In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md: suspend array while updating raid_disks via sysfs In raid1_reshape(), freeze_array() is called before modifying the r1bio memory pool (conf->r1bio_pool) and conf->raid_disks, and unfreeze_array() is called after the update is completed. However, freeze_array() only waits until nr_sync_pending and (nr_pending - nr_queued) of all buckets reaches zero. When an I/O error occurs, nr_queued is increased and the corresponding r1bio is queued to either retry_list or bio_end_io_list. As a result, freeze_array() may unblock before these r1bios are released. This can lead to a situation where conf->raid_disks and the mempool have already been updated while queued r1bios, allocated with the old raid_disks value, are later released. Consequently, free_r1bio() may access memory out of bounds in put_all_bios() and release r1bios of the wrong size to the new mempool, potentially causing issues with the mempool as well. Since only normal I/O might increase nr_queued while an I/O error occurs, suspending the array avoids this issue. Note: Updating raid_disks via ioctl SET_ARRAY_INFO already suspends the array. Therefore, we suspend the array when updating raid_disks via sysfs to avoid this issue too.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-71225 is rated Low Risk (22.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). 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) |
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| 1 | 2026-02-19 | — | 0.02% | — |
Full EPSS history (1 record total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
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| 5.3 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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1.0 | 4.2 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2025-71225 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-71225 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71225 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2025-71225 severity moderate: SUSE including 408 source package names (2.1.3-6.124:kernel-default-base-6.4.0-40.1.21.17, 2.1.3-7.105:kernel-default-6.4.0-40.1, …), 587 product×package rows across 37 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/kvm-os-container, … (37 product lines)): Fixed 308, Known Affected 231, First Fixed 25, Will Not Fix 19, Known Not Affected 4. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71225/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2025-71225 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1256 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 871, ignored 173, needed 124, released 83, pending 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-71225 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.4.59, < 3.5 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.9.7, < 3.10 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.10.1, < 6.12.70 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.13, < 6.18.10 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.10 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.10 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.10 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:* |