Kernel memory disclosure via premature neighbour dereference
Published Jan 14, 2026 · Updated Jan 14, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in Linux Kernel 5.14 through affected branch releases allows local users to disclose kernel memory through irdma events. The irdma_net_event callback reads neigh->dev before confirming NETEVENT_NEIGH_UPDATE, so other event types can make ptr reference a structure smaller than struct neighbour and cause a stack out-of-bounds read. Reaching the flaw requires local low-privileged access and the irdma notifier path; the demonstrated effect is a KASAN report on debug kernels, while NVD also assesses possible service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in Linux Kernel 5.14 through affected branch releases allows local users to disclose kernel memory through irdma events. The irdma_net_event callback reads neigh->dev before confirming NETEVENT_NEIGH_UPDATE, so other event types can make ptr reference a structure smaller than struct neighbour and cause a stack out-of-bounds read. Reaching the flaw requires local low-privileged access and the irdma notifier path; the demonstrated effect is a KASAN report on debug kernels, while NVD also assesses possible service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-71133
- Published
- Jan 14, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 14, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- CWE-125
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=5.14
- Affected versionversion=915cc7ac0f8e2a23675ee896e87f17c7d3c47089 <305c02e541befe4a44ffde30ed374970f41aeb6c
- Affected versionversion=915cc7ac0f8e2a23675ee896e87f17c7d3c47089 <6f05611728e9d0ab024832a4f1abb74a5f5d0bb0
- Affected versionversion=915cc7ac0f8e2a23675ee896e87f17c7d3c47089 <bf197c7c79ef6458d1ee84dd7db251b51784885f
- Affected versionversion=915cc7ac0f8e2a23675ee896e87f17c7d3c47089 <d9b9affd103f51b42322da4ed5ac025b560bc354
- Affected versionversion=915cc7ac0f8e2a23675ee896e87f17c7d3c47089 <fc23d05f0b3fb4d80657e7afebae2cae686b31c8
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