Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71288
Published: May 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130634
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-2025-71288
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 common probe path when handling late probe failure or driver unbind. A local user can trigger repeated probe deferral or unbind conditions to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-71288
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cfa038bddd710f544076ea2ef7792fc82fbedd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9704564a70399c2787f5a7c5d347add721056e9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/984992f31cfb71b25cd0a72ef51ceb5dd6f187e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b16599fedf49fd42d174fba342a0b56103df3169
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b44d090d6ca159d94b59ad4cc44ffdaca094df82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8b2cf42b94c0a8efe43279643935256a6f58b9f