What is CVE-2025-71158?

CVE-2025-71158 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.13 onward and patched in 6.18.6 and 6.19. CVE-2025-71158 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-71158?

CVE-2025-71158 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-71158?

Yes, CVE-2025-71158 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.6 and 6.19. If you are running Linux kernel 6.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-71158 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-71158 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-71158

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: mpsse: ensure worker is torn down When an IRQ worker is running, unplugging the device would cause a crash. The sealevel hardware this driver was written for was not hotpluggable, so I never realized it. This change uses a spinlock to protect a list of workers, which it tears down on disconnect.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-01-23

Last modified 2026-02-26

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.18.6, 6.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.13

Fixed in

✓ 6.18.6 6.18.x ✓ 6.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-71158 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/179ef1127d7a4f09f0e741fa9f30b8a8e7886271
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/472d900c8bcac301ae0e40fdca7db799bd989ff5
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-71158

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-01-23

Modified 2026-02-26

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71158?

CVE-2025-71158 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.13 onward and has been patched in 6.18.6 and 6.19. CVE-2025-71158 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-71158?

CVE-2025-71158 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-71158?

Yes — CVE-2025-71158 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.6 and 6.19. If you are running Linux kernel 6.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-71158 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-71158 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.