CVE-2025-71103

Name: CVE-2025-71103
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2026-01-14T15:15:59.323+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.11%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-71103 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: adreno: fix deferencing ifpc_reglist when not declared On plaforms with an a7xx GPU not supporting IFPC, the ifpc_reglist if still deferenced in a7xx_patch_pwrup_reglist() which causes a kernel crash: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008 ... pc : a6xx_hw_init+0x155c/0x1e4c [msm] lr : a6xx_hw_init+0x9a8/0x1e4c [msm] ... Call trace: a6xx_hw_init+0x155c/0x1e4c [msm] (P) msm_gpu_hw_init+0x58/0x88 [msm] adreno_load_gpu+0x94/0x1fc [msm] msm_open+0xe4/0xf4 [msm] drm_file_alloc+0x1a0/0x2e4 [drm] drm_client_init+0x7c/0x104 [drm] drm_fbdev_client_setup+0x94/0xcf0 [drm_client_lib] drm_client_setup+0xb4/0xd8 [drm_client_lib] msm_drm_kms_post_init+0x2c/0x3c [msm] msm_drm_init+0x1a4/0x228 [msm] msm_drm_bind+0x30/0x3c [msm] ... Check the validity of ifpc_reglist before deferencing the table to setup the register values. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/688944/. EPSS estimates a 0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: adreno: fix deferencing ifpc_reglist when not declared On plaforms with an a7xx GPU not supporting IFPC, the ifpc_reglist if still deferenced in a7xx_patch_pwrup_reglist() which causes a kernel crash: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008 ... pc : a6xx_hw_init+0x155c/0x1e4c [msm] lr : a6xx_hw_init+0x9a8/0x1e4c [msm] ... Call trace: a6xx_hw_init+0x155c/0x1e4c [msm] (P) msm_gpu_hw_init+0x58/0x88 [msm] adreno_load_gpu+0x94/0x1fc [msm] msm_open+0xe4/0xf4 [msm] drm_file_alloc+0x1a0/0x2e4 [drm] drm_client_init+0x7c/0x104 [drm] drm_fbdev_client_setup+0x94/0xcf0 [drm_client_lib] drm_client_setup+0xb4/0xd8 [drm_client_lib] msm_drm_kms_post_init+0x2c/0x3c [msm] msm_drm_init+0x1a4/0x228 [msm] msm_drm_bind+0x30/0x3c [msm] ... Check the validity of ifpc_reglist before deferencing the table to setup the register values. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/688944/

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.11%

1.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 6.18.1, < 6.18.3	—
Linux	Linux Kernel	6.18	—
Linux	Linux Kernel	6.19	Rc1

References

Timeline

Published: Jan 14, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

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How severe is CVE-2025-71103?

CVE-2025-71103 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.11% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST