PT-2026-5513 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2025-01-01 · Updated 2026-01-31 · CVE-2025-71187

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A device leak occurs in the rz-dmac driver during probe failure within the dmaengine subsystem of the Linux kernel. The issue involves failing to drop a reference to an ICU device when a probe fails, potentially leading to resource leaks.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-71187

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 14

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/71xxx/CVE-2025-71187.json · Exploit
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fb490323997dcb6f749cd2660a17a39854600cd · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71187 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71187 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/926d1666420c227eab50962a8622c1b8444720e8 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-71187 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-71187 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71187 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-71187 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71187 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2017567095785955567 · Twitter Post
• https://git.kernel.org/linus/9fb490323997dcb6f749cd2660a17a39854600cd · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2017649251879154005 · Twitter Post