#VU121358 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71081
Published: January 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121358
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71081
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the stm32_sai_sub_parse_of(), stm32_sai_sub_probe() and stm32_sai_sub_remove() functions in sound/soc/stm/stm32_sai_sub.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23261f0de09427367e99f39f588e31e2856a690e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3752afcc6d80d5525e236e329895ba2cb93bcb26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4054a3597d047f3fe87864ef87f399b5d523e6c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acda653169e180b1d860dbb6bc5aceb105858394
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bae74771fc5d3b2a9cf6f5aa64596083d032c4a3