CVE-2025-71187: dmaengine: sh: rz-dmac: fix device leak on probe failure
Published Jan 31, 2026
·Updated
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 Software
10 affected components
Linux Linux kernel>=6.16.1<6.18.7
Linux Linux kernel=6.16
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc6
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc7
Linux Linux kernel=6.19-rc8
Event History
Jan 31, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:41 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:41 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:16 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software