Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71162

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU122019

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71162

Published: January 26, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122019
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71162
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the tegra_adma_stop() and tegra_adma_probe() functions in drivers/dma/tegra210-adma.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Development Tools Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Legacy Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Ubuntu
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-source
reiserfs-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-syms
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-docs
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-default-base
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-71162

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1106.115~20.04.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-175.185~20.04.1, 5.15.0-175.185, 5.15.0-176.186, 5.15.0-1088.96, 5.15.0-1100.101, 5.15.0-1101.107~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1102.108, 5.15.0-1105.112~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1105.112, 5.15.0-1105.114, 5.15.0.175.148, 5.15.0.176.161, 5.15.0.1088.87, 5.15.0.1100.100, 5.15.0.1101.100, 5.15.0.1102.98, 5.15.0.1105.101, 5.15.0.1105.108, 6.8.0-117.117, 6.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-117.117.1, 6.8.0-1041.44, 6.8.0-1054.60, 6.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1055.56, 6.8.0-1055.58+fips1, 6.8.0-1056.60, 6.8.0-1058.61, 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1, 6.8.0-2045.46, 6.8.1-1051.52~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1051.52
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-176.186~20.04.1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-176.186+fips1, 5.15.0-1105.114+fips1, 5.15.0.176.102, 5.15.0.1105.95, 6.8.0-116.116+fips1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1041.41+1, 5.15.0.1041.43
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1052.52~20.04.2, 5.15.0-1052.52, 5.15.0.1052.52~20.04.2, 5.15.0.1052.52, 6.8.0-1024.24
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1070.74, 5.15.0.1070.73
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1097.99, 5.15.0-1104.113, 5.15.0.1097.101, 5.15.0.1104.108
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1097.102, 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1100.106, 5.15.0-1102.108~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1110.119, 5.15.0.1097.93, 5.15.0.1100.99, 5.15.0.1110.108, 6.8.0-1056.62
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1099.102~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1099.102, 5.15.0.1099.95
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1099.102, 5.15.0.1099.97
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1110.119+fips1, 5.15.0.1110.95
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 6.1.162-1, 6.12.69-1
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1054.57, 6.8.0-1054.57.1
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1018.20~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1021.24~24.04.1
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3, 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3+1
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1030.30
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1031.31

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