CVE-2025-21668
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2025-21668 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on January 31, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pmdomain: imx8mp-blk-ctrl: add missing loop break condition
Currently imx8mp_blk_ctrl_remove() will continue the for loop
until an out-of-bounds exception occurs.
pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : dev_pm_domain_detach+0x8/0x48
lr : imx8mp_blk_ctrl_shutdown+0x58/0x90
sp : ffffffc084f8bbf0
x29: ffffffc084f8bbf0 x28: ffffff80daf32ac0 x27: 0000000000000000
x26: ffffffc081658d78 x25: 0000000000000001 x24: ffffffc08201b028
x23: ffffff80d0db9490 x22: ffffffc082340a78 x21: 00000000000005b0
x20: ffffff80d19bc180 x19: 000000000000000a x18: ffffffffffffffff
x17: ffffffc080a39e08 x16: ffffffc080a39c98 x15: 4f435f464f006c72
x14: 0000000000000004 x13: ffffff80d0172110 x12: 0000000000000000
x11: ffffff80d0537740 x10: ffffff80d05376c0 x9 : ffffffc0808ed2d8
x8 : ffffffc084f8bab0 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000
x5 : ffffff80d19b9420 x4 : fffffffe03466e60 x3 : 0000000080800077
x2 : 000000
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.19, < 6.1.127 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-21668?
CVE-2025-21668 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on January 31, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2025-21668?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-21668?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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