CVE-2025-71291

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: bcm_vk: Fix possible null-pointer dereferences in bcm_vk_read() In the function bcm_vk_read(), the pointer entry is checked, indicating that it can be NULL. If entry is NULL and rc is set to -EMSGSIZE, the following code may cause null-pointer dereferences: struct vk_msg_blk tmp_msg = entry->to_h_msg[0]; set_msg_id(&tmp_msg, entry->usr_msg_id); tmp_msg.size = entry->to_h_blks - 1; To prevent these possible null-pointer dereferences, copy to_h_msg, usr_msg_id, and to_h_blks from iter into temporary variables, and return these temporary variables to the application instead of accessing them through a potentially NULL entry.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 6, 2026
First seenMay 6, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel5.19 ≤ v < 6.1.165, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.128, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.75, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.16, 6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.66.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6

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