Linux Kernel up to 6.18.5 gpio denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.5. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component gpio. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-71158. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.5. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component gpio. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: mpsse: ensure worker is torn down When an IRQ worker is running, unplugging the device would cause a crash. The sealevel hardware this driver was written for was not hotpluggable, so I never realized it. This change uses a spinlock to protect a list of workers, which it tears down on disconnect.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-71158 since 01/13/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 296384 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-71158), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.18.6 or 6.19-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 472d900c8bcac301ae0e40fdca7db799bd989ff5/179ef1127d7a4f09f0e741fa9f30b8a8e7886271 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (296384) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0215). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • IBM QRadar SIEM
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
  • Open Source Linux Kernel

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 296384
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-71158

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.18.6/6.19-rc1
Patch: 472d900c8bcac301ae0e40fdca7db799bd989ff5/179ef1127d7a4f09f0e741fa9f30b8a8e7886271

Timelineinfo

01/13/2026 CVE reserved
01/23/2026 +10 days Advisory disclosed
01/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/17/2026 +114 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-71158 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-71158
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342586
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0215 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2026 17:26
Updated: 05/17/2026 20:04
Changes: 01/23/2026 17:26 (58), 01/25/2026 14:04 (2), 02/26/2026 23:51 (11), 03/02/2026 10:01 (7), 05/17/2026 20:04 (1)
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