#VU106598 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21928
Published: April 2, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106598
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21928
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ishtp_hid_remove() function in drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-hid.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01b18a330cda61cc21423a7d1af92cf31ded8f60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07583a0010696a17fb0942e0b499a62785c5fc9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c1fb475ef999d6c22fc3f963fdf20cb3ed1b03d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/560f4d1299342504a6ab8a47f575b5e6b8345ada
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf1a6015d2f6b1f0afaa0fd6a0124ff2c7943394
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3faae7f42181865c799d88c5054176f38ae4625
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dea6a349bcaf243fff95dfd0428a26be6a0fb44e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb0695d87a81e7c1f0509b7d8ee7c65fbc26aec9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.7