CVE-2025-71163

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel related to the dmaengine subsystem and the idxd component. The issue involves device leaks occurring during compatibility bind and unbind operations. Specifically, a reference to the idxd device is not properly dropped when using the compatibility sysfs interface, leading to potential resource leaks.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.