CVE-2025-71081Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 13
Latest updateApr 17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: stm32: sai: fix OF node leak on probe The reference taken to the sync provider OF node when probing the platform device is currently only dropped if the set_sync() callback fails during DAI probe. Make sure to drop the reference on platform probe failures (e.g. probe deferral) and on driver unbind. This also avoids a potential use-after-free in case the DAI is ever reprobed without first rebinding the platform driver.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages17 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel4.15.05.15.198+4
NVDlinux/linux_kernel4.15.15.15.198+6
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.162-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-173.183
CVEListV5linux/linux5914d285f6b782892a91d6621723fdc41a775b157daa50a2157e41c964b745ab1dc378b5b3b626d1+6

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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📋Vendor Advisories

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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
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