CVE-2025-71225

md: suspend array while updating raid_disks via sysfs

CVE-2025-71225 is fixed in 73 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71225, released February 18, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.3
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0013
2nd percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md: suspend array while updating raid_disks via sysfs In raid1_reshape(), freeze_array() is called before modifying the r1bio memory pool (conf->r1bio_pool) and conf->raid_disks, and unfreeze_array() is called after the update is completed. However, freeze_array() only waits until nr_sync_pending and (nr_pending - nr_queued) of all buckets reaches zero. When an I/O error occurs, nr_queued is increased and the corresponding r1bio is queued to either retry_list or bio_end_io_list. As a result, freeze_array() may unblock before these r1bios are released. This can lead to a situation where conf->raid_disks and the mempool have already been updated while queued r1bios, allocated with the old raid_disks value, are later released. Consequently, free_r1bio() may access memory out of bounds in put_all_bios() and release r1bios of the wrong size to the new mempool, potentially causing issues with the mempool as well. Since only normal I/O might increase nr_queued while an I/O error occurs, suspending the array avoids this issue. Note: Updating raid_disks via ioctl SET_ARRAY_INFO already suspends the array. Therefore, we suspend the array when updating raid_disks via sysfs to avoid this issue too.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.73-95.123.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
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kernel-livepatch-6.12.73-95.123 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1487 Mar 16, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0962-1 Mar 23, 2026
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linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.73-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71225 Feb 18, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.18.10-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71225 Feb 18, 2026
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