# CVE-2025-71071: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  iommu/mediatek: fix use-after-free on probe defe...

CVE-2025-71071 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71071, released January 13, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-71071
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0015
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jan 13, 2026

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  iommu/mediatek: fix use-after-free on probe deferral  The driver is dropping the references taken to the larb devices during probe after successful lookup as well as on errors. This can potentially lead to a use-after-free in case a larb device has not yet been bound to its driver so that the iommu driver probe defers.  Fix this by keeping the references as expected while the iommu driver is bound.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | dtb-aarch64 opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-azure opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-azure sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-azure sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1.150700.17.23.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-docs opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-docs sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-docs sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-kvmsmall opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-kvmsmall sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0962-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0962-1.md) | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-qa opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-qa sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-rt opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-source opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-source sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-source sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-syms opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-syms sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-syms sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.162-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71071](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-71071.md) | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.69-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71071](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-71071.md) | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.18.3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71071](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-71071.md) | Jan 13, 2026 |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo
