CVE-2025-71072: shmem: fix recovery on rename failures
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A recovery issue in the shmem (shared memory) subsystem related to rename operation failures.
- Who is affected
- Linux systems using shared memory filesystems when rename operations fail.
- Urgency
- Critical urgency; CVSS 9.8 (critical severity), though the exact impact mechanism requires kernel context; could affect data consistency or enable escalation.
- Action
- Apply Linux kernel patches that fix shmem recovery handling on rename failures.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-71072
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-710720.25% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 17% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-71072 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Linux kernel (August 14, 2026)cert-fr-avis
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