CVE-2025-71187: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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).

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 6.16.1, before 6.18.7 (fixed in 6.18.7); version 6.16 only; version 6.19 only

Published 2026-01-31. Last modified 2026-06-17.