CVE-2025-71114
Published: January 15, 2026Last modified: January 15, 2026
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.161-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.65-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.65-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d56025a3af50db0f3da2792f41eb9943eee5324
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47c910965c936724070d2a8094a4c3ed8f452856
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7aa31ee9ec92915926e74731378c009c9cc04928
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6a2dd4f2e4e6cbdfe7a1618160281af897b75db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7b986adc9e9336066350542ac5a2005d305ae78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c7c90aca7b37f60f16b2bedcfeb16204f2f35d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b6370d0fbee06a867037d675797a606cb62e57