PT-2026-37452 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
CVE-2025-71287
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Published
2025-11-21
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Updated
2026-08-23
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV: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 device leak occurs in the
mtk-smi component during the larb probe process. The issue arises when the reference taken while looking up the SMI device is not properly dropped during late probe failures, such as probe deferral, or during driver unbind.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Memory Leak
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu