CVE-2025-71187
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Publication date: 2026-01-31
Last updated on: 2026-03-25
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.19 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.16.1 (inc) to 6.18.7 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in the Linux kernel's dmaengine subsystem involves a device reference leak during the probe process of the rz-dmac driver. Specifically, when the driver attempts to look up the ICU device during probe, it takes a reference that is not properly released if the probe fails (such as in the case of probe deferral). This can lead to resource leaks in the kernel.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is a resource leak in the Linux kernel, which could potentially lead to increased memory usage or resource exhaustion over time if probe failures occur frequently. This might degrade system stability or performance.