PT-2026-37447 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

CVE-2025-71272

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Published

2025-11-27

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Updated

2026-08-25

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description A resource leak exists in the most register interface() function. The function fails to correctly release resources when an error occurs before the device is registered, resulting in the leakage of memory allocated for the interface.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Resource Exhaustion

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Memory Leak

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-13236
CVE-2025-71272
USN-8492-1
USN-8492-2
USN-8492-3
USN-8492-4
USN-8492-5
USN-8497-1
USN-8498-1
USN-8499-1
USN-8606-1
USN-8607-1
USN-8609-1
USN-8619-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu