#VU121981 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71145
Published: January 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121981
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-2025-71145
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 isp1301_get_client() function in drivers/usb/phy/phy-isp1301.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/03bbdaa4da8c6ea0c8431a5011db188a07822c8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43e58abad6c08c5f0943594126ef4cd6559aac0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d3df03f70547d4e3fc10ed4381c052eff51b157
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7501ecfe3e5202490c2d13dc7e181203601fcd69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75c5d9bce072abbbc09b701a49869ac23c34a906
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4b64fda4d30a83a7f00e92a0c8a1d47699609f3