What is CVE-2025-71288?

CVE-2025-71288 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and patched in 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77 and others. CVE-2025-71288 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-71288?

CVE-2025-71288 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-2025-71288?

Yes, CVE-2025-71288 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-71288 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-71288 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2025-71288

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-06

Last modified 2026-05-13

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2025-71288 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.6, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.16

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.167 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.130 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.77 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.17 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.6 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-71288 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/6cfa038bddd710f544076ea2ef7792fc82fbedd6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9704564a70399c2787f5a7c5d347add721056e9d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/984992f31cfb71b25cd0a72ef51ceb5dd6f187e8
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-71288

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-06

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71288?

CVE-2025-71288 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and has been patched in 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77 and others. CVE-2025-71288 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-71288?

CVE-2025-71288 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-2025-71288?

Yes — CVE-2025-71288 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-71288 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-71288 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →