What is CVE-2025-71158?

CVE-2025-71158 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2025-71158?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-71158

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: mpsse: ensure worker is torn down When an IRQ worker is running, unplugging the device would cause a crash. The sealevel hardware this driver was written for was not hotpluggable, so I never realized it. This change uses a spinlock to protect a list of workers, which it tears down on disconnect.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions c46a74ff05c0ac76ba11ef21c930c3b447abf31a, 6.13, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71158?: CVE-2025-71158 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2025-71158?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.