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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-02-18T20:29:15.172Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-26T16:18:15.279Z

Source :

fedora
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-1272 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Redhat
  • Enterprise Linux
  • Openshift
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-1272.

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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:6966 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-1272 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345615 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1272 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1272 cve-icon
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