PT-2026-37460
CVE-2025-71295
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Published
2025-12-11
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Updated
2026-10-13
Description by
CVSS 4.0
5.7
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A null pointer dereference can occur when
filemap release folio() is invoked on a folio belonging to a mapping with AS RELEASE ALWAYS set but without a defined release folio operation. In this scenario, folio needs release() returns true, causing try to free buffers() to call drop buffers() on a folio that lacks private buffer data.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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