Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2025-71200
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mmc: sdhci-of-dwcmshc: Prevent illegal clock reduction in HS200/HS400 mode When operating in HS200 or HS400 timing modes, reducing the clock frequency below 52MHz will lead to link broken as the Rockchip DWC MSHC controller requires maintaining a minimum clock of 52MHz in these modes. Add a check to prevent illegal clock reduction through debugfs: root@debian:/# echo 50000000 > /sys/kernel/debug/mmc0/clock root@debian:/# [ 30.090146] mmc0: running CQE recovery mmc0: cqhci: Failed to halt mmc0: cqhci: spurious TCN for tag 0 WARNING: drivers/mmc/host/cqhci-core.c:797 at cqhci_irq+0x254/0x818, CPU#1: kworker/1:0H/24 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 24 Comm: kworker/1:0H Not tainted 6.19.0-rc1-00001-g09db0998649d-dirty #204 PREEMPT Hardware name: Rockchip RK3588 EVB1 V10 Board (DT) Workqueue: kblockd blk_mq_run_work_fn pstate: 604000c9 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : cqhci_irq+0x254/0x818 lr : cqhci_irq+0x254/0x818 ...
EPSS: 0.001 (1.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions c6f361cba51c536e7a6af31973c6a4e5d7e4e2e4, 6.0, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.19
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-71200?
- CVE-2025-71200 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-02-14.
- How severe is CVE-2025-71200?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.