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CVE-2025-1272Kernel: secure boot does not automatically enable kernel lockdown

Fedora Project Fedora Linux; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Published: (8 months ago)

Description

The Linux Kernel lockdown mode for kernel versions starting on 6.12 and above for Fedora Linux has the lockdown mode disabled without any warning. This may allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information such kernel memory mappings, I/O ports, BPF and kprobes. Additionally unsigned modules can be loaded, leading to execution of untrusted code breaking breaking any Secure Boot protection. This vulnerability affects only Fedora Linux.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-306

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
enterprise linux 9 —
Fedora Project Fedora Linux 6.12.4-100.fc40 – < 6.12.15-100.fc40, 6.12.1-200.fc41 – < 6.12.15-200.fc41
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 —

References and patches