CVE-2025-71157Improper Update of Reference Count in Linux

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 23
Latest updateApr 17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/core: always drop device refcount in ib_del_sub_device_and_put() Since nldev_deldev() (introduced by commit 060c642b2ab8 ("RDMA/nldev: Add support to add/delete a sub IB device through netlink") grabs a reference using ib_device_get_by_index() before calling ib_del_sub_device_and_put(), we need to drop that reference before returning -EOPNOTSUPP error.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages7 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.116.12.64+2
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.12.69-1+1
CVEListV5linux/linuxbca51197620a257e2954be99b16f05115c3b263020436f2742a92b7afeb2504eb559a98d2196b001+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.18.5-1 (forky)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2025-71157: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/core: always drop device refcount in ib_del_sub_device_and_put() Since nldev_2026-01-23
GHSA
GHSA-x8q5-wjrh-hhx7: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/core: always drop device refcount in ib_del_sub_device_and_put() Since nlde2026-01-23

📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities2026-04-17
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities2026-04-17
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2026-04-16
Red Hat
kernel: Kernel: Resource management flaw in RDMA/core can lead to denial of service2026-01-23
Debian
CVE-2025-71157: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/core: ...2025

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-71157 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz