{"id":"CVE-2025-71288","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmemory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe\n\nMake sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the SMI device\nduring common probe on late probe failure (e.g","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmemory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe\n\nMake sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the SMI device\nduring common probe on late probe failure (e.g. …","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-401"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.167","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.130","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.77","linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.17","linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.6"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.19.6"],"published":"2026-05-06","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T13:10:00.187","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71288","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cfa038bddd710f544076ea2ef7792fc82fbedd6","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9704564a70399c2787f5a7c5d347add721056e9d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/984992f31cfb71b25cd0a72ef51ceb5dd6f187e8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b16599fedf49fd42d174fba342a0b56103df3169","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b44d090d6ca159d94b59ad4cc44ffdaca094df82","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8b2cf42b94c0a8efe43279643935256a6f58b9f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00128,"epssPercentile":0.02156,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T13:30:58.486Z","slug":"CVE-2025-71288","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmemory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe\n\nMake sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the SMI device\nduring common probe on late probe failure (e.g. probe deferral) and on\ndriver unbind.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.167`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.130`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.77`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.17`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.6`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.19.6`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}