Vulnerability · Published Jan 13, 2026 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2025-71073Input: lkkbd - disable pending work before freeing device
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: lkkbd - disable pending work before freeing device lkkbd_interrupt() schedules lk->tq via schedule_work(), and the work handler lkkbd_reinit() dereferences the lkkbd structure and its serio/input_dev fields. lkkbd_disconnect() and error paths in lkkbd_connect() free the lkkbd structure without preventing the reinit work from being queued again until serio_close() returns. This can allow the work handler to run after the structure has been freed, leading to a potential use-after-free. Use disable_work_sync() instead of cancel_work_sync() to ensure the reinit work cannot be re-queued, and call it both in lkkbd_disconnect() and in lkkbd_connect() error paths after serio_open().
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.69-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.18.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux | 6.17.0-22.22 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-aws | 6.17.0-1012.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.17 | 6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-azure | 6.17.0-1013.13 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.17 | 6.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-azure-fde | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-nvidia | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-gcp | 6.17.0-1012.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.17 | 6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.17 | 6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-ibm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.17 | 6.17.0-1018.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1035.38 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.17 | 6.17.0-1020.20 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-oracle | 6.17.0-1011.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.17 | 6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-raspi | 6.17.0-1013.13 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-realtime | 6.17.0-1010.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-riscv | 6.17.0-22.22.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.17 | 6.17.0-22.22.1~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-vmware | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-xilinx | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71073 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before fb76f871d6155c52ccc0401bbde77dd20b83d0c11da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 8cf889d45bbc8477206dda78c8f757ea8ff682131da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 3a7cd1397c209076c371d53bf39a55c138f623421da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before cffc4e29b1e2d44ab094cf142d7c461ff09b91041da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before e58c88f0cb2d8ed89de78f6f17409d29cfab6c5c |
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.12 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb76f871d6155c52ccc0401bbde77dd20b83d0c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cf889d45bbc8477206dda78c8f757ea8ff68213
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a7cd1397c209076c371d53bf39a55c138f62342
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cffc4e29b1e2d44ab094cf142d7c461ff09b9104
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e58c88f0cb2d8ed89de78f6f17409d29cfab6c5c