PT-2026-5514 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Published

2025-01-01

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Updated

2026-06-04

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CVE-2025-71188

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV: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 during route allocation in the lpc18xx-dmamux driver within the Linux kernel's dmaengine subsystem. The issue arises from failing to release a reference to a DMA mux platform device during route allocation. Holding a reference to the device does not prevent its driver data from being released.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401CWE-770

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-04100
CVE-2025-71188
ECHO-6C06-5F6C-63C5
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1
SUSE-SU-2026:0962-1
SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20667-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20720-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20838-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1
SUSE-SU-2026:21284-1
USN-8162-1
USN-8180-1
USN-8180-2
USN-8180-3
USN-8180-4
USN-8180-5
USN-8180-6
USN-8186-1
USN-8187-1
USN-8188-1
USN-8243-1
USN-8275-1
USN-8278-1
USN-8278-2
USN-8289-1
USN-8289-2
USN-8296-1
USN-8296-2
USN-8297-1
USN-8393-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu