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

CSIRTS triage

What

A missing NULL check in alloc_workqueue() can lead to potential issues.

Who is affected

Deployments using the PCI subsystem in their kernel.

Urgency

Medium urgency as it has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating lower risk but still requires attention.

Action

Update the kernel to a version that includes this fix.

AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.

Details

Source

Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)

Severity

medium — CVSS 4.4

Published

2026-06-09

Exploitation

Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-71313

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

• Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-713130.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 1% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

• high[UPDATE] [high] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund

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