CVE-2025-21742

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 12.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-02-27 02:12Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 21:05Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-12-29

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

8d89ec4a9c06a88f7efb6c648dd740c18ae2815a8578d24d003dd6136bfe6a9a

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb062178e1ce180e2cfdc9abc83a1b9fea381ca
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf1ac7f7cf601ac31d1580559c002b5e37b733b7
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b619445dcb6dab97d8ed033fb57225aca1288c4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86586dcb75cb8fd062a518aca8ee667938b91efb