CVE-2025-21961

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

0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 38.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (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:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-30.

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

2025-04-01 15:46Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:55Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-12-29

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-665Improper InitializationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0f2c127ce1e48ccefeb341fe5490a39c162618d19a57bfb8ba0fbd13778c3d89

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19107e71be330dbccb9f8f9f4cf0a9abeadad802
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4679807c6083ade4d47f03f80da891afcb6ef62
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f7b2aa5034e24d3c49db73d5f760c0435fe31c2