CVE-2025-71161: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-m3cp-9jq6-3gg3
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CVSS 5.5
CWE-400 CWE-193
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Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-71161 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.5) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2025-71161 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-71161
GHSA Identifier GHSA-m3cp-9jq6-3gg3
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 5.5
CWE Classification CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 5.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Attack Vector Local (AV:L)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2025-71161

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2025-71161, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption, where the product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-verity: disable recursive forward error correction There are two problems with the recursive correction: 1. It may cause denial-of-service. In fec_read_bufs, there is a loop that has 253 iterations. For each iteration, we may call verity_hash_for_block recursively. There is a limit of 4 nested recursions - that means that there may be at most 253^4 (4 billion) iterations. Red Hat QE team actually created an image that pushes dm-verity to this limit - and this image just makes the udev-worker process get stuck in the 'D' state. 2. It doesn't work. In fec_read_bufs we store data into the variable "fio->bufs", but fio bufs is shared between recursive invocations, if "verity_hash_for_block" invoked correction recursively, it would overwrite partially filled fio->bufs.

References

NVD — CVE-2025-71161 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71161
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ss... WEB
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ss... WEB
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ss... WEB
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
git.kernel.org/stable/c/232948cf60... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/232948cf600fba69aff36b25d85ef91a73a35756
git.kernel.org/stable/c/4220cb3740... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4220cb37406915c926c0e4a3dbab77cd9cceeb1e
git.kernel.org/stable/c/897d9006e7... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/897d9006e75f46f8bd7df78faa424327ae6a4bcf
git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b821ca892... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b821ca892cfeeaf0bedc9fc72717294f67144d5
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9f3e47d3f... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9f3e47d3fae0c101d9094bc956ed24e7a0ee801
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e227d2b229... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e227d2b229c7529bd98d348efc55262ccf24ab35

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-71161?
CVE-2025-71161 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption.
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2025-71161?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-71161?
CVE-2025-71161 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-71161?
CVE-2025-71161 is classified under CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2025-71161?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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