Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-71192

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ac97: fix a double free in snd_ac97_controller_register() If ac97_add_adapter() fails, put_device() is the correct way to drop the device reference. kfree() is not required. Add kfree() if idr_alloc() fails and in ac97_adapter_release() to do the cleanup. Found by code review.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 74426fbff66eea8e8d1f42c8238c268d1e63a832, 4.15, 0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71192?
CVE-2025-71192 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-02-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-71192?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.