CVE-2025-71073

HIGHNVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-01-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Input: lkkbd - disable pending work before freeing device

lkkbd_interrupt() schedules lk->tq via schedule_work(), and the work handler lkkbd_reinit() dereferences the lkkbd structure and its serio/input_dev fields.

lkkbd_disconnect() and error paths in lkkbd_connect() free the lkkbd structure without preventing the reinit work from being queued again until serio_close() returns. This can allow the work handler to run after the structure has been freed, leading to a potential use-after-free.

Use disable_work_sync() instead of cancel_work_sync() to ensure the reinit work cannot be re-queued, and call it both in lkkbd_disconnect() and in lkkbd_connect() error paths after serio_open().

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 13, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 3, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Input: lkkbd - disable pending work before freeing device - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e58c88f0cb2d8ed89de78f6f17409d29cfab6c5c
generic

Input: lkkbd - disable pending work before freeing device - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cffc4e29b1e2d44ab094cf142d7c461ff09b9104
generic

Input: lkkbd - disable pending work before freeing device - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a7cd1397c209076c371d53bf39a55c138f62342

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-71073(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(7)

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 7.2~rc5-1~exp1 (496 versions)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (350 versions)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.69-1~bpo12+1 (10 versions)6.12.69-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.18~rc7-1~exp1 (93 versions)6.18.3-1

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 24× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-71073?
CVE-2025-71073 is a high vulnerability published on January 13, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: lkkbd - disable pending work before freeing device lkkbdinterrupt() schedules lk->tq via schedulework(), and the work handler lkkbd_reinit() dereferences the lkkbd structure and its serio/input_dev fields. lkkbddisconnect()…
When was CVE-2025-71073 disclosed?
CVE-2025-71073 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 13, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-71073 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-71073 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 95.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-71073?
CVE-2025-71073 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-71073?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-71073, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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