CVE-2025-71155: KVM: s390: Fix gmap_helper_zap_one_page() again
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-71155 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 5Timeline
- 23-01-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: Fix gmap_helper_zap_one_page() again A few checks were missing in gmap_helper_zap_one_page(), which can lead to memory corruption in the guest under specific circumstances. Add the missing checks.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
3%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.13% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu100 products
- linux< 6.17.0-29.29
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.17.0-1015.15
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 5deafa27d9ae040b75d392f60b12e300b42b4792, < 2af2abbcbf8573100288e8f8aea2dab8a2a0ceb7 | ≥ 5deafa27d9ae040b75d392f60b12e300b42b4792, < 2f393c228cc519ddf19b8c6c05bf15723241aa96 | 919efcadb63fc3d3a82c3de7194140e0b28903dc | ≥ 6.17.4, < 6.18 | 6.18
- linux_kernel≥ 6.17.4, < 6.18 | ≥ 6.18, < 6.18.4
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.18.5-1
3 vendors · 103 products