Linux kernel: mtk-smi device leak on larb probe
CVE-2025-71287 Published on May 6, 2026
memory: mtk-smi: fix device leak on larb probe
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
memory: mtk-smi: fix device leak on larb probe
Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the SMI device
during larb probe on late probe failure (e.g. probe deferral) and on
driver unbind.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-71287
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Affected Versions
Linux:- Version cc8bbe1a83128ad06457e4dc69907c4f9a6fc1a7 and below 04057b86fdac3d4847913a97dc6552c0bff9b85e is affected.
- Version cc8bbe1a83128ad06457e4dc69907c4f9a6fc1a7 and below 357e16a7fc9c1fef2ea37dce9bb6b9bcb1d1687d is affected.
- Version cc8bbe1a83128ad06457e4dc69907c4f9a6fc1a7 and below b9eccd59697f7e1cb9a714501d9af826e7f7e073 is affected.
- Version cc8bbe1a83128ad06457e4dc69907c4f9a6fc1a7 and below 1f23a48ff2b8ab47e514f7c84a4b1dbf9b848168 is affected.
- Version cc8bbe1a83128ad06457e4dc69907c4f9a6fc1a7 and below f69535b77fa0518ad39870c00dd2995439ed5c34 is affected.
- Version cc8bbe1a83128ad06457e4dc69907c4f9a6fc1a7 and below 1288bb394d464975cea18f69940f206e235e0fe7 is affected.
- Version cc8bbe1a83128ad06457e4dc69907c4f9a6fc1a7 and below 9dae65913b32d05dbc8ff4b8a6bf04a0e49a8eb6 is affected.
- Version 4.6 is affected.
- Before 4.6 is unaffected.
- Version 5.15.203, <= 5.15.* is unaffected.
- Version 6.1.167, <= 6.1.* is unaffected.
- Version 6.6.130, <= 6.6.* is unaffected.
- Version 6.12.77, <= 6.12.* is unaffected.
- Version 6.18.17, <= 6.18.* is unaffected.
- Version 6.19.6, <= 6.19.* is unaffected.
- Version 7.0, <= * is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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