{"cve":"CVE-2025-71313","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-03T18:16:19.130","modified":"2026-10-21T13:18:26.587","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPCI: endpoint: Add missing NULL check for alloc_workqueue()\n\nalloc_workqueue() can return NULL on memory allocation failure. Without\nproper error checking, this may lead to a NULL pointer dereference when\nqueue_work() is later called with the NULL workqueue pointer in\nepf_ntb_epc_init().\n\nAdd a NULL check immediately after alloc_workqueue() and return -ENOMEM on\nfailure to prevent the driver from loading with an invalid workqueue\npointer.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03f336a869b3a3f119d3ae52ac9723739c7fb7b6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11e78304b0113d3a122dc2c37426adc34c809645","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f62f8be57882c26f8bede0cab293d013964208f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/314eab6740bcda504ef978be599f805de05ce6de","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/829ccfb22950c430f2bf5b40465510c210afb4d5"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-71313","score":0.00155,"percentile":0.04562,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}