CVE-2025-71133: RDMA/irdma: avoid invalid read in irdma_net_event

Published Jan 14, 2026
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/irdma: avoid invalid read in irdmanetevent

irdmanetevent() should not dereference anything from "neigh" (alias "ptr") until it has checked that the event is NETEVENTNEIGHUPDATE. Other events come with different structures pointed to by "ptr" and they may be smaller than struct neighbour.

Move the read of neigh->dev under the NETEVENTNEIGHUPDATE case.

The bug is mostly harmless, but it triggers KASAN on debug kernels:

BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in irdmanetevent+0x32e/0x3b0 [irdma] Read of size 8 at addr ffffc900075e07f0 by task kworker/27:2/542554

CPU: 27 PID: 542554 Comm: kworker/27:2 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.14.0-630.el9.x8664+debug #1 Hardware name: [...] Workqueue: events rt6probedeferred Call Trace: <IRQ> dumpstacklvl+0x60/0xb0 printaddressdescription.constprop.0+0x2c/0x3f0 printreport+0xb4/0x270 kasanreport+0x92/0xc0 irdmanetevent+0x32e/0x3b0 [irdma] notifiercallchain+0x9e/0x180 atomicnotifiercallchain+0x5c/0x110 rt6doredirect+0xb91/0x1080 tcpv6err+0xe9b/0x13e0 icmpv6notify+0x2b2/0x630 ndiscredirectrcv+0x328/0x530 icmpv6rcv+0xc16/0x1360 ip6protocoldeliverrcu+0xb84/0x12e0 ip6inputfinish+0x117/0x240 ip6input+0xc4/0x370 ipv6rcv+0x420/0x7d0 netifreceiveskbonecore+0x118/0x1b0 processbacklog+0xd1/0x5d0 napipoll.constprop.0+0xa3/0x440 netrxaction+0x78a/0xba0 handlesoftirqs+0x2d4/0x9c0 dosoftirq+0xad/0xe0 </IRQ>

Affected Software

16 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel
Linux Linux kernel>=5.14.1<5.15.198
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.160
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.6.120
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.12.64
Linux Linux kernel>=6.13<6.18.4
Linux Linux kernel=5.14
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc6
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc7
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc8
debian/linux
6.1.176-16.1.190-16.12.107-16.12.115-27.2.12-17.2.15-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.1.176-1Fixed in 6.1.190-1Fixed in 6.12.107-1Fixed in 6.12.113-1Fixed in 7.2.12-1Fixed in 7.2.13-1

Event History

Jan 14, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:07 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:07 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:16 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 16, 2026
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·09:01 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-71133?

CVE-2025-71133 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-71133?

To fix CVE-2025-71133, update to the latest version of the Linux kernel that addresses this issue.

3

What does CVE-2025-71133 affect?

CVE-2025-71133 affects the RDMA/irdma functionality within the Linux kernel.

4

What is the cause of CVE-2025-71133?

CVE-2025-71133 is caused by an invalid read in the irdma_net_event function due to insufficient checks on the event type.

5

Is CVE-2025-71133 exploitable remotely?

CVE-2025-71133 can potentially be exploited remotely, depending on the configuration of the affected system.

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