CVE-2025-71188
dmaengine: lpc18xx-dmamux: fix device leak on route allocation
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
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*CPE
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0
*Multiple Sources
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Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: lpc18xx-dmamux: fix device leak on route allocation Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the DMA mux
platform device during route allocation. Note that holding a reference to a device does not prevent its driver
data from going away so there is no point in keeping the reference.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: lpc18xx-dmamux: fix device leak on route allocation Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the DMA mux platform device during route allocation. Note that holding a reference to a device does not prevent its driver data from going away so there is no point in keeping the reference.
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Timeline
- 2026-01-31 CVE Reserved
- 2026-01-31 CVE Published
- 2026-01-31 CVE Updated
- 2026-01-31 EPSS Updated
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References (5)
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5f4ae84be7421010780984bdc121eac15997327 | Vuln. Introduced |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.3 < 6.6.122 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.3 < 6.6.122" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.3 < 6.12.67 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.3 < 6.12.67" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.3 < 6.18.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.3 < 6.18.7" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.3 < 6.19-rc6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.3 < 6.19-rc6" | en |
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