CVE-2025-71288: linux
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71288DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71288
Published 06-05-2026Last modified 11-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-71288 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.13%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 20Timeline
- 06-05-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
2%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.13% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.13%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu130 products
- linux< 6.8.0-136.136 | All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.8.0-1061.64 | All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 47404757702ec8aa5c8310cdf58a267081f0ce6c, < b8b2cf42b94c0a8efe43279643935256a6f58b9f | ≥ 47404757702ec8aa5c8310cdf58a267081f0ce6c, < b16599fedf49fd42d174fba342a0b56103df3169 | ≥ 47404757702ec8aa5c8310cdf58a267081f0ce6c, < 984992f31cfb71b25cd0a72ef51ceb5dd6f187e8 | ≥ 47404757702ec8aa5c8310cdf58a267081f0ce6c, < b44d090d6ca159d94b59ad4cc44ffdaca094df82 | ≥ 47404757702ec8aa5c8310cdf58a267081f0ce6c, < 9704564a70399c2787f5a7c5d347add721056e9d | ≥ 47404757702ec8aa5c8310cdf58a267081f0ce6c, < 6cfa038bddd710f544076ea2ef7792fc82fbedd6 | 5.16
- linux_kernel≥ 5.16, < 6.1.167 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.130 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.77 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.17 | ≥ 6.19, < 6.19.6
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.170-1 | < 6.12.85-1 | < 6.19.6-1
3 vendors · 133 products