{"id":"CVE-2025-71163","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndmaengine: idxd: fix device leaks on compat bind and unbind\n\nMake sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the idxd device as\npart of the compat bind and unbind…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndmaengine: idxd: fix device leaks on compat bind and unbind\n\nMake sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the idxd device as\npart of the compat bind and unbind…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-401"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.15, < 5.15.199","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.162","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.122","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.67","linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.7","linux_kernel = 6.19"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.18.7"],"published":"2026-01-25","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T02:18:23.977","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71163","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c97ff108f825a70c3bb29d65ddf0a013d231bb9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/799900f01792cf8b525a44764f065f83fcafd468","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7226fd61def74b60dd8e47ec84cabafc39d575b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2d077180a56e3b7c97b7517d0465b584adc693b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7bd948f89271c92d9ca9b2b682bfba56896e959","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81ea0222eaaafdd77348e27d1e84a1b8cfc0c99","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00212,"epssPercentile":0.11397,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T15:33:26.994Z","slug":"CVE-2025-71163","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndmaengine: idxd: fix device leaks on compat bind and unbind\n\nMake sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the idxd device as\npart of the compat bind and unbind sysfs interface.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.15, < 5.15.199`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.162`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.122`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.67`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.7`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.19`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.18.7`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":221595,"id":"CVE-2025-71163","ts":1792035285515,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":221594,"id":"CVE-2025-71163","ts":1792035285515,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}