CVE-2025-71290 misc: ti_fpc202: fix a potential memory leak in probe function
A memory leak in the TI FPC202 driver probe function can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-71290?
CVE-2025-71290 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
misc: ti_fpc202: fix a potential memory leak in probe function
Use for_each_child_of_node_scoped() to simplify the code and ensure the device node reference is automatically released when the loop scope ends.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-71290?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-71290?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-71290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-71290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-85809, BELL-CVE-2025-71290, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71290, GHSA-xg3f-ph47-c5jv, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2025-71290, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-71290 and 4 more.