CVE-2025-71288

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-06. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 6, 2026

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

memory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8b2cf42b94c0a8efe43279643935256a6f58b9f
generic

memory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b44d090d6ca159d94b59ad4cc44ffdaca094df82
generic

memory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b16599fedf49fd42d174fba342a0b56103df3169
generic

memory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/984992f31cfb71b25cd0a72ef51ceb5dd6f187e8
generic

memory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9704564a70399c2787f5a7c5d347add721056e9d
generic

memory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cfa038bddd710f544076ea2ef7792fc82fbedd6

Patch Availability(15)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-realtime-6.8 (6.8.0-2050.52) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-22.04 (6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1064.72+fips1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1058.61) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1059.62.1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-6.8 (6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1061.64+fips1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1033.34) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1063.71+fips2) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1061.64+1) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1063.71) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1062.69) @ noble2026-08-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-08-23ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 6.1.167—osv

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

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (48 versions)6.1.170-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 (17 versions)6.12.85-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.19~rc8-1~exp1 (116 versions)6.19.6-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(14)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 32× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 220 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-15 03:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-09-11 16:23 UTCOSV refresh
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  20. 2026-08-23 20:18 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-23 20:18 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-23 20:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-23 00:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-08-17 12:59 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-17 12:59 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-17 12:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-16 14:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-16 04:55 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-16 04:55 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-08-16 04:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-08-15 01:27 UTCVendor advisory
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  17. 2026-08-14 03:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-12 21:26 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-12 21:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-08-11 23:30 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-11 23:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-11 01:33 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-11 01:33 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-08-11 01:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-10 00:34 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-10 00:34 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-08-10 00:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-08-09 02:37 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-08-09 02:37 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-09 02:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-08 16:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-07 18:16 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-07 18:16 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-08-07 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-07 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-06 20:19 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-06 20:19 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-08-06 20:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-05 22:22 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-05 22:22 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-08-05 22:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  52. 2026-08-04 01:56 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-08-04 01:56 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-08-04 01:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-08-03 03:59 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-08-03 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-02 05:10 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-08-02 05:10 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-02 05:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-71288?
CVE-2025-71288 is a medium vulnerability published on May 6, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2025-71288 disclosed?
CVE-2025-71288 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 6, 2026, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-71288 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-71288 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 97.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-71288?
CVE-2025-71288 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-71288?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-71288, 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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