Findings

CVE-2025-71163

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: fix device leaks on compat bind and unbind Make sure to drop the reference taken w…

Published Jan 25, 2026 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · linux linux kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: fix device leaks on compat bind and unbind Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the idxd device as part of the compat bind and unbind sysfs interface.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 25, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: fix device leaks on compat bind and unbind Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the idxd device as part of the compat bind and unbind sysfs interface.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: fix device leaks on compat bind and unbind Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the idxd device as part of the compat bind and unbind sysfs interface.

Affected

  • cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
  • cpe linux/linux kernel6.19

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-71163

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-71163

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-71163

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: fix device leaks on compat bind and unbind Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the idxd device as part of the compat bind and unbind sysfs interface.

    nvd.nist.gov

References