Vulnerability · CVE-2025-71100
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtlwifi: 8192cu: fix tid out of range in rtl92cu_tx_fill_desc() TID getting from ieee80211_ge…
Published Jan 13, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 19, 2026 · linux kernel
Open the advisory
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-71100. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare linux kernel with the linked advisory before you change production.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe linux/linux kernel
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtlwifi: 8192cu: fix tid out of range in rtl92cu_tx_fill_desc() TID getting from ieee80211_get_tid() might be out of range of array size of sta_entry->tids[], so check TID is less than MAX_TID_COUNT. Othwerwise, UBSAN warn: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c:514:30 index 10 is out of range for type 'rtl_tid_data [9]'
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- cpe linux/linux kernel6.19
- cpe linux/linux kernel6.9
How to fix CVE-2025-71100
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-71100. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare linux kernel with the linked advisory before you change production.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with linux/linux kernel 6.19; linux/linux kernel 6.9. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read; CWE-129: Improper Validation of Array Index. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 13, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtlwifi: 8192cu: fix tid out of range in rtl92cu_tx_fill_desc() TID getting from ieee80211_get_tid() might be out of range of array size of sta_entry->tids[], so check TID is less than MAX_TID_COUNT. Othwerwise, UBSAN warn: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c:514:30 index
Oct 19, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtlwifi: 8192cu: fix tid out of range in rtl92cu_tx_fill_desc() TID getting from ieee80211_get_tid() might be out of range of array size of sta_entry->tids[], so check TID is less than MAX_TID_COUNT. Othwerwise, UBSAN warn: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c:514:30 index
Sources
- NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-71100
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtlwifi: 8192cu: fix tid out of range in rtl92cu_tx_fill_desc() TID getting from ieee80211_get_tid() might be out of range of array size of sta_entry->tids[], so check TID is less than MAX_TID_COUNT. Othw
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 19, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.