Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 3, 2026· Updated Jun 9, 2026
CVE-2025-71313
CVE-2025-71313
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PCI: endpoint: Add missing NULL check for alloc_workqueue()
alloc_workqueue() can return NULL on memory allocation failure. Without proper error checking, this may lead to a NULL pointer dereference when queue_work() is later called with the NULL workqueue pointer in epf_ntb_epc_init().
Add a NULL check immediately after alloc_workqueue() and return -ENOMEM on failure to prevent the driver from loading with an invalid workqueue pointer.
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1- Google Android and Linux Kernel: 50 Vulnerabilities Disclosed in Two BatchesVypr Intelligence · Jun 3, 2026