Reachable assertion in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21902

 

Reachable assertion in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21902

Published: April 2, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU106807
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21902
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion within the yoga_c630_ucsi_async_control() function in drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_yoga_c630.c, within the ucsi_stm32g0_irq_handler() function in drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_stm32g0.c, within the pmic_glink_ucsi_connector_status() function in drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_glink.c, within the ucsi_acpi_read_version(), ucsi_acpi_async_control() and ucsi_gram_sync_control() functions in drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_acpi.c, within the ucsi_reset_ppm() and ucsi_create() functions in drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.11.0-1021-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04b (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-21902

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.12.19, 6.13.7, 6.14
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-28.28, 6.11.0-28.28~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1011.11, 6.11.0-1014.14, 6.11.0-1015.16, 6.11.0-1016.16, 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1017.18
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1015.16, 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1018.18, 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1
linux-image-6.11.0-1021-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.11.0-1021.21
linux-image-oem-24.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.11.0-1021.21

External References

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