HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2025-71299
MEDIUM

CVE-2025-71299

Published: May 8, 2026· Updated: May 14, 2026

5.5
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.02%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:5.3th

Official Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

spi: cadence-quadspi: Parse DT for flashes with the rest of the DT parsing

The recent refactoring of where runtime PM is enabled done in commit

f1eb4e792bb1 ("spi: spi-cadence-quadspi: Enable pm runtime earlier to

avoid imbalance") made the fact that when we do a pm_runtime_disable()

in the error paths of probe() we can trigger a runtime disable which in

turn results in duplicate clock disables. This is particularly likely

to happen when there is missing or broken DT description for the flashes

attached to the controller.

Early on in the probe function we do a pm_runtime_get_noresume() since

the probe function leaves the device in a powered up state but in the

error path we can't assume that PM is enabled so we also manually

disable everything, including clocks. This means that when runtime PM is

active both it and the probe function release the same reference to the

main clock for the IP, triggering warnings from the clock subsystem:

[ 8.693719] clk:75:7 already disabled

[ 8.693791] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 185 at /usr/src/kernel/drivers/clk/clk.c:1188 clk_core_disable+0xa0/0xb

...

[ 8.694261] clk_core_disable+0xa0/0xb4 (P)

[ 8.694272] clk_disable+0x38/0x60

[ 8.694283] cqspi_probe+0x7c8/0xc5c [spi_cadence_quadspi]

[ 8.694309] platform_probe+0x5c/0xa4

Dealing with this issue properly is complicated by the fact that we

don't know if runtime PM is active so can't tell if it will disable the

clocks or not. We can, however, sidestep the issue for the flash

descriptions by moving their parsing to when we parse the controller

properties which also save us doing a bunch of setup which can never be

used so let's do that.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-71299 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 5.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Linux1 product
linux kernel
Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

All References (3)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2025-71299
CVSS Score5.5 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.02%
Affected1 vendor
PublishedMay 8, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2025-71299 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.