CVE-2025-71187 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.17%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 31
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dmaengine: sh: rz-dmac: fix device leak on probe failure
Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the ICU device
during probe also on probe failures (e.g. probe deferral).
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 Packages5 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux7de873201c44bff5b42f2e560098d463843b8a4c — 926d1666420c227eab50962a8622c1b8444720e8+2
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3OSV▶
CVE-2025-71187: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: sh: rz-dmac: fix device leak on probe failure Make sure to drop the ref↗2026-01-31
GHSA▶
GHSA-wg8p-rr8x-vm7c: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dmaengine: sh: rz-dmac: fix device leak on probe failure
Make sure to drop the r↗2026-01-31