CVE-2025-71189 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime7 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJan 31

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: dw: dmamux: fix OF node leak on route allocation failure Make sure to drop the reference taken to the DMA master OF node also on late route allocation failures.

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 Packages6 packages

▶Linuxlinux/linux_kernel5.19.0 — 6.1.162+3
▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.19.1 — 6.1.162+5
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.162-1+2
▶CVEListV5linux/linux134d9c52fca26d2d199516e915da00f0cc6adc73 — 6b87288581a0fcbe54b39da5c10e1aee2df8776e+5
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2025-71189: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: dw: dmamux: fix OF node leak on route allocation failure Make sure to d↗2026-01-31
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GHSA
GHSA-hw33-jpqx-4vv6: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: dw: dmamux: fix OF node leak on route allocation failure Make sure to↗2026-01-31
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OSV
dmaengine: dw: dmamux: fix OF node leak on route allocation failure↗2026-01-31
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
kernel: dmaengine: dw: dmamux: fix OF node leak on route allocation failure↗2026-01-31
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Debian
CVE-2025-71189: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: ...↗2025
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-71189 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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