In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dmaengine: sh: rz-dmac: fix device leak on probe failure

Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the ICU device
during probe also on probe failures (e.g. probe deferral).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00011.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
7de873201c44bff5b42f2e560098d463843b8a4c affected
< 926d1666420c227eab50962a8622c1b8444720e8
7de873201c44bff5b42f2e560098d463843b8a4c affected
< 9fb490323997dcb6f749cd2660a17a39854600cd
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
6.16 affected
—
0 unaffected
< 6.16
6.18.7 unaffected
≤ 6.18.*
6.19 unaffected
≤ *

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/926d1666420c227eab50962a8622c1b8444720e8 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fb490323997dcb6f749cd2660a17a39854600cd cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026013118-CVE-2025-71187-b0b2@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71187 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71187 cve-icon
History

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: sh: rz-dmac: fix device leak on probe failure Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the ICU device during probe also on probe failures (e.g. probe deferral).
Title dmaengine: sh: rz-dmac: fix device leak on probe failure
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-09T08:36:11.748Z

Reserved: 2026-01-31T11:36:51.188Z

Link: CVE-2025-71187

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-01-31T12:16:03.977

Modified: 2026-03-25T18:43:05.887

Link: CVE-2025-71187

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2026-01-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-71187 - Bugzilla

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