5.5

CVE-2025-71189: linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71189DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71189
Published 31-01-2026Last modified 15-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-71189 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 30 · Related 25

Timeline

  1. 31-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: dw: dmamux: fix OF node leak on route allocation failure Make sure to drop the reference taken to the DMA master OF node also on late route allocation failures.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

10%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.19% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu130 products
  • linux< 6.8.0-117.117 | All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 6.8.0-1055.58 | All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 134d9c52fca26d2d199516e915da00f0cc6adc73, < 6b87288581a0fcbe54b39da5c10e1aee2df8776e | ≥ 134d9c52fca26d2d199516e915da00f0cc6adc73, < db7c79c1bbfb1b0184e78a17ac2bd0f2bc3134d1 | ≥ 134d9c52fca26d2d199516e915da00f0cc6adc73, < 8f7a391211381ed2f6802032c78c7820d166bc49 | ≥ 134d9c52fca26d2d199516e915da00f0cc6adc73, < eabe40f8a53c29f531e92778ea243e379f4f7978 | ≥ 134d9c52fca26d2d199516e915da00f0cc6adc73, < ec25e60f9f95464aa11411db31d0906b3fb7b9f2 | 5.19
  • linux_kernelEOL≥ 5.19.1, < 6.1.162 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.122 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.67 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.7 | 5.19 | 6.19:rc1 | 6.19:rc2 | 6.19:rc3 | 6.19:rc4 | 6.19:rc5 | 6.19:rc6 | 6.19:rc7 | 6.19:rc8
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.162-1 | < 6.12.69-1 | < 6.18.8-1

3 vendors · 133 products

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