Vulnerability · Published May 27, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-71306ima: Fix stack-out-of-bounds in is_bprm_creds_for_exec()

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: Fix stack-out-of-bounds in is_bprm_creds_for_exec() KASAN reported a stack-out-of-bounds access in ima_appraise_measurement from is_bprm_creds_for_exec: BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in ima_appraise_measurement+0x12dc/0x16a0 Read of size 1 at addr ffffc9000160f940 by task sudo/550 The buggy address belongs to stack of task sudo/550 and is located at offset 24 in frame: ima_appraise_measurement+0x0/0x16a0 This frame has 2 objects: [48, 56) 'file' [80, 148) 'hash' This is caused by using container_of on the *file pointer. This offset calculation is what triggers the stack-out-of-bounds error. In order to fix this, pass in a bprm_is_check boolean which can be set depending on how process_measurement is called. If the caller has a linux_binprm pointer and the function is BPRM_CHECK we can determine is_check and set it then. Otherwise set it to false.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:14linux6.19.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71306

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 95b3cdafd7cb74414070893445a9b731793f7b55 – before 0f39d936a34933ebfbdc13a04f0aba814d3b970995b3cdafd7cb74414070893445a9b731793f7b55 – before ab3d16da982a4ebb715d487dbf9dd66e3990d93595b3cdafd7cb74414070893445a9b731793f7b55 – before 377cae9851e8559e9d8b82a78c1ac0abeb18839c
Linux Linux 6.14

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