Bug 2432678 (CVE-2025-71163) - CVE-2025-71163 kernel: dmaengine: idxd: fix device leaks on compat bind and unbind
Summary: CVE-2025-71163 kernel: dmaengine: idxd: fix device leaks on compat bind and u...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-71163
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-01-25 15:03 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-01-26 08:46 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-01-25 15:03:03 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dmaengine: idxd: fix device leaks on compat bind and unbind

Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the idxd device as
part of the compat bind and unbind sysfs interface.
Comment 1 Alexander B 2026-01-26 08:41:30 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026012532-CVE-2025-71163-03ce@gregkh/T
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