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memory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.167, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.6, 6.6.130
CVEs
CVE-2025-71288
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 02:08 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

memory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 May 2026, 11:32 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2025-71288

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.6

Complete source record
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