{"cve":"CVE-2025-71304","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-27T14:16:42.850","modified":"2026-10-14T13:10:00.187","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmack: /smack/doi: accept previously used values\n\nWriting to /smack/doi a value that has ever been\nwritten there in the past disables networking for\nnon-ambient labels.\nE.g.\n\n    # cat /smack/doi\n    3\n    # netlabelctl -p cipso list\n    Configured CIPSO mappings (1)\n     DOI value : 3\n       mapping type : PASS_THROUGH\n    # netlabelctl -p map list\n    Configured NetLabel domain mappings (3)\n     domain: \"_\" (IPv4)\n       protocol: UNLABELED\n     domain: DEFAULT (IPv4)\n       protocol: CIPSO, DOI = 3\n     domain: DEFAULT (IPv6)\n       protocol: UNLABELED\n\n    # cat /smack/ambient\n    _\n    # cat /proc/$$/attr/smack/current\n    _\n    # ping -c1 10.1.95.12\n    64 bytes from 10.1.95.12: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.964 ms\n    # echo foo >/proc/$$/attr/smack/current\n    # ping -c1 10.1.95.12\n    64 bytes from 10.1.95.12: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.956 ms\n    unknown option 86\n\n    # echo 4 >/smack/doi\n    # echo 3 >/smack/doi\n!>  [  214.050395] smk_cipso_doi:691 cipso add rc = -17\n    # echo 3 >/smack/doi\n!>  [  249.402261] smk_cipso_doi:678 remove rc = -2\n!>  [  249.402261] smk_cipso_doi:691 cipso add rc = -17\n\n    # ping -c1 10.1.95.12\n!!> ping: 10.1.95.12: Address family for hostname not supported\n\n    # echo _ >/proc/$$/attr/smack/current\n    # ping -c1 10.1.95.12\n    64 bytes from 10.1.95.12: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.617 ms\n\nThis happens because Smack keeps decommissioned DOIs,\nfails to re-add them, and consequently refuses to add\nthe “default” domain map:\n\n    # netlabelctl -p cipso list\n    Configured CIPSO mappings (2)\n     DOI value : 3\n       mapping type : PASS_THROUGH\n     DOI value : 4\n       mapping type : PASS_THROUGH\n    # netlabelctl -p map list\n    Configured NetLabel domain mappings (2)\n     domain: \"_\" (IPv4)\n       protocol: UNLABELED\n!>  (no ipv4 map for default domain here)\n     domain: DEFAULT (IPv6)\n       protocol: UNLABELED\n\nFix by clearing decommissioned DOI definitions and\nserializing concurrent DOI updates with a new lock.\n\nAlso:\n- allow /smack/doi to live unconfigured, since\n  adding a map (netlbl_cfg_cipsov4_map_add) may fail.\n  CIPSO_V4_DOI_UNKNOWN(0) indicates the unconfigured DOI\n- add new DOI before removing the old default map,\n  so the old map remains if the add fails\n\n(2008-02-04, Casey Schaufler)","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/199452f22d2f74b897fe826f81ec402b0a8461a0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c7ee23dfcd18d80770d8f90f2ab5bb1b2bfd8a3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33d589ed60ae433b483761987b85e0d24e54584e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a247a84de0ba44edbbd6be851c8a6b2aa60ff85","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ec091c5c7eeabd249a7c46813cad1e9f555f859"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:36:28.938604137+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-71304","score":0.0016,"percentile":0.05188,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}