CVE-2025-71272

medium Red Hat
Published: May 6, 2026 (8 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, specifically within the 'most: core' module. The most_register_interface() function does not correctly release allocated resources when it encounters an early failure. This resource leak can be triggered by a local attacker, potentially leading to memory exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the affected system.

CWE

CWE-772

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References