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CVE-2025-21831

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: Avoid putting some root ports into D3 on TUXEDO Sirius Gen1 commit 9d26d3a8f1b0 ("PCI: Put PCIe ports into D3 during suspe…

Published Mar 6, 2025EPSS 0.18%

Overview

CVE-2025-21831 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 6, 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:

PCI: Avoid putting some root ports into D3 on TUXEDO Sirius Gen1

commit 9d26d3a8f1b0 ("PCI: Put PCIe ports into D3 during suspend") sets the

policy that all PCIe ports are allowed to use D3. When the system is

suspended if the port is not power manageable by the platform and won't be

used for wakeup via a PME this sets up the policy for these ports to go

into D3hot.

This policy generally makes sense from an OSPM perspective but it leads to

problems with wakeup from suspend on the TUXEDO Sirius 16 Gen 1 with a

specific old BIOS. This manifests as a system hang.

On the affected Device + BIOS combination, add a quirk for the root port of

the problematic controller to ensure that these root ports are not put into

D3hot at suspend.

This patch is based on

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/[email protected]

but with the added condition both in the documentation and in the code to

apply

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-21831?

CVE-2025-21831 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 6, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-21831?

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-2025-21831?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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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