Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71200
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122923
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-71200
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the dwcmshc_rk3568_set_clock() function in drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-dwcmshc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-71200
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3009738a855cf938bbfc9078bec725031ae623a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36be050f21dea7a3a76dff5a031da6274e8ee468
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59b8a1ca6df4db2ca250e9eeab74e2b0068d69e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de0ad7156036a50982bcb75a080e4af284502be2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2677d6e2bbc5ba2030825522d2afd0542b038a3