CVE-2025-71114 in Kernel
Zusammenfassung (Englisch)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
via_wdt: fix critical boot hang due to unnamed resource allocation
The VIA watchdog driver uses allocate_resource() to reserve a MMIO
region for the watchdog control register. However, the allocated
resource was not given a name, which causes the kernel resource tree
to contain an entry marked as "<BAD>" under /proc/iomem on x86
platforms.
During boot, this unnamed resource can lead to a critical hang because
subsequent resource lookups and conflict checks fail to handle the
invalid entry properly.
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Zuständig
Linux
Reservieren
13.01.2026
Veröffentlichung
14.01.2026
Status
Bestätigt
Einträge
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Schwachstelle | CWE | Aus | Mas | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341071 | Linux Kernel VIA Watchdog iomem allocate_resource Denial of Service | 770 | Nicht definiert | Offizieller Fix | CVE-2025-71114 |