Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2026· Updated May 13, 2026

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.

Affected products

Linux/Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=5.16,<6.1.167

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

News mentions

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Severity

MediumCVSS v3.1

5.5/ 10

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.01%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.36medium

cvss	0.358
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CVE ID

CVE-2025-71288