Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71287
Published: May 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130633
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71287
CWE-ID: CWE-404
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 cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource shutdown or release in the mtk-smi larb probe logic when handling probe failures or driver unbind operations. A local user can trigger repeated probe deferral or unbind conditions to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-71287
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04057b86fdac3d4847913a97dc6552c0bff9b85e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1288bb394d464975cea18f69940f206e235e0fe7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f23a48ff2b8ab47e514f7c84a4b1dbf9b848168
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/357e16a7fc9c1fef2ea37dce9bb6b9bcb1d1687d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dae65913b32d05dbc8ff4b8a6bf04a0e49a8eb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9eccd59697f7e1cb9a714501d9af826e7f7e073
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f69535b77fa0518ad39870c00dd2995439ed5c34