CVE-2025-71288
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the SMI device during common probe on late probe failure (e.g. probe deferral) and on driver unbind.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-71288
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71288.html
Vendor advisory: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8b2cf42b94c0a8efe43279643935256a6f58b9f
Vendor advisory: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b44d090d6ca159d94b59ad4cc44ffdaca094df82
Vendor advisory: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b16599fedf49fd42d174fba342a0b56103df3169
Vendor advisory: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/984992f31cfb71b25cd0a72ef51ceb5dd6f187e8
Vendor advisory: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9704564a70399c2787f5a7c5d347add721056e9d
Vendor advisory: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cfa038bddd710f544076ea2ef7792fc82fbedd6
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.1.170-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.19.6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.19.6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.12.85-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 6.1.167 |
References
- 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
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71288.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-71288
CWEs
CWE-401
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.