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CVE-2025-71203 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: Sanitize syscall table indexing under speculation The syscall number is a user-controlled value used to index into the syscall table. Use array_index_nospec() to clamp this value after the bounds check to prevent speculative out-of-bounds access and subsequent data leakage via cache side channels.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25fd7ee7bf58ac3ec7be3c9f82ceff153451946c kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b44e753795107a22ba31495686e83f4aca48f36 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c45848936ebdb4fcab92f8c39510db83c16d0239 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-71203
NVD Published Date:
02/14/2026
NVD Last Modified:
02/14/2026
Source:
kernel.org