Vulnerability · Published Jun 3, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-71313PCI: endpoint: Add missing NULL check for alloc_workqueue()

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-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 5% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: endpoint: Add missing NULL check for alloc_workqueue() alloc_workqueue() can return NULL on memory allocation failure. Without proper error checking, this may lead to a NULL pointer dereference when queue_work() is later called with the NULL workqueue pointer in epf_ntb_epc_init(). Add a NULL check immediately after alloc_workqueue() and return -ENOMEM on failure to prevent the driver from loading with an invalid workqueue pointer.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-71313
Debian:13linux6.12.115-2DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71313
Debian:14linux6.19.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-71313

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 8b821cf761503b80d0bd052f932adfe1bc1a0088 – before 62b9e706d226329d1374c0c1b80222e75ae9d8cd8b821cf761503b80d0bd052f932adfe1bc1a0088 – before 11e78304b0113d3a122dc2c37426adc34c8096458b821cf761503b80d0bd052f932adfe1bc1a0088 – before 829ccfb22950c430f2bf5b40465510c210afb4d58b821cf761503b80d0bd052f932adfe1bc1a0088 – before 2f62f8be57882c26f8bede0cab293d013964208f8b821cf761503b80d0bd052f932adfe1bc1a0088 – before 314eab6740bcda504ef978be599f805de05ce6de8b821cf761503b80d0bd052f932adfe1bc1a0088 – before 03f336a869b3a3f119d3ae52ac9723739c7fb7b6
Linux Linux 5.12

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