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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-71119

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/kexec: Enable SMT before waking offline CPUs If SMT is disabled or a partial SMT state is enabled, when

Published Jan 14, 2026 · catalog updated May 23, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-71119. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.15%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 38253464bc821d6de6bba81bb1412ebb36f6cbd1 <0d5c9e901ad40bd39b38e119c0454b52d7663930

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/kexec: Enable SMT before waking offline CPUs If SMT is disabled or a partial SMT state is enabled, when a new kernel image is loaded for kexec, on reboot the following warning is observed: kexec: Waking offline cpu 228. WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 9062 at arch/powerpc/kexec/core_64.c:223 kexec_prepare_cpus+0x1b0/0x1bc [snip] NIP kexec_prepare_cpus+0x1b0/0x1bc LR kexec_prepare_cpus+0x1a0/0x1bc Call Trace: kexec_prepare_cpus+0x1a0/0x1bc (unreliable) default_machine_kexec+0x160/0x19c machine_kexec+0x80/0x88 kernel_kexec+0xd0/0x1

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux 38253464bc821d6de6bba81bb1412ebb36f6cbd1 <0d5c9e901ad40bd39b38e119c0454b52d766393038253464bc821d6de6bba81bb1412ebb36f6cbd1 <0d5c9e901ad40bd39b38e119c0454b52d7663930

How to fix CVE-2025-71119

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2025-71119 lists a fix boundary at 0d5c9e901ad40bd39b38e119c0454b52d7663930. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 38253464bc821d6de6bba81bb1412ebb36f6cbd1 <0d5c9e901ad40bd39b38e119c0454b52d7663930

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-71119. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 38253464bc821d6de6bba81bb1412ebb36f6cbd1 <0d5c9e901ad40bd39b38e119c0454b52d7663930 38253464bc821d6de6bba81bb1412ebb36f6cbd1 <0d5c9e901ad40bd39b38e119c0454b52d7663930. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 14, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/kexec: Enable SMT before waking offline CPUs If SMT is disabled or a partial SMT state is enabled, when a new kernel image is loaded for kexec, on reboot the following warning is observed: kexec: Waking offline cpu 228. WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 9062 at arch/powerpc/kexec/core_64.c:223 kexec_prepare_cpus+0x1b0/0x1bc [snip] NIP

  2. May 23, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/kexec: Enable SMT before waking offline CPUs If SMT is disabled or a partial SMT state is enabled, when a new kernel image is loaded for kexec, on reboot the following warning is observed: kexec: Waking offline cpu 228. WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 9062 at arch/powerpc/kexec/core_64.c:223 kexec_prepare_cpus+0x1b0/0x1bc [snip] NIP

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-71119

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-71119

    30-day exploitation probability 0.15%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-2496

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/kexec: Enable SMT before waking offline CPUs If SMT is disabled or a partial SMT state is enabled, when a new kernel image is loaded for kexec, on reboot the following warning is observed: kexec: Waking o

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 4, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • EUVDOct 29, 2026