CVE-2025-21687
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/platform: check the bounds of read/write syscalls count and offset are passed from user space and not checked, only offset is capped to 40 bits, which can be used to read/write out of bounds of the device.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.290
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.234
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.178
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.128
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.75
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.12
- Linux Kernel 6.13
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1485932496a1b025235af8aa1e21988d6b7ccd54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665cfd1083866f87301bbd232cb8ba48dcf4acce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bcb8a5b70b80143db9bf12dfa7d53636f824d53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92340e6c5122d823ad064984ef7513eba9204048
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a20fcaa230f7472456d12cf761ed13938e320ac3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c981c32c38af80737a2fedc16e270546d139ccdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce9ff21ea89d191e477a02ad7eabf4f996b80a69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d19a8650fd3d7aed8d1af1d9a77f979a8430eba1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f21636f24b6786c8b13f1af4319fa75ffcf17f38
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1485932496a1b025235af8aa1e21988d6b7ccd54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665cfd1083866f87301bbd232cb8ba48dcf4acce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bcb8a5b70b80143db9bf12dfa7d53636f824d53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92340e6c5122d823ad064984ef7513eba9204048
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9377cdc118cf327248f1a9dde7b87de067681dc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a20fcaa230f7472456d12cf761ed13938e320ac3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c981c32c38af80737a2fedc16e270546d139ccdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce9ff21ea89d191e477a02ad7eabf4f996b80a69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d19a8650fd3d7aed8d1af1d9a77f979a8430eba1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed81d82bb6e9df3a137f2c343ed689e6c68268ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f21636f24b6786c8b13f1af4319fa75ffcf17f38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f65ce06387f8c1fb54bd59e18a8428248ec68eaf
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html