CVE-2025-21928

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Published 2025-08-04 · Modified 2025-08-07

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.0

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: intel-ish-hid: Fix use-after-free issue in ishtp_hid_remove() The system can experience a random crash a few minutes after the driver is removed. This issue occurs due to improper handling of memory freeing in the ishtp_hid_remove() function. The function currently frees the `driver_data` directly within the loop that destroys the HID devices, which can lead to accessing freed memory. Specifically, `hid_destroy_device()` uses `driver_data` when it calls `hid_ishtp_set_feature()` to power off the sensor, so freeing `driver_data` beforehand can result in accessing invalid memory. This patch resolves the issue by storing the `driver_data` in a temporary variable before calling `hid_destroy_device()`, and then freeing the `driver_data` after the device is destroyed.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

Mitigation details

Source: Debian Security Tracker · View original ↗ · DFSG

CVE-2025-21928 NameCVE-2025-21928 DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: intel-ish-hid: Fix use-after-free issue in ishtp_hid_remove() The system can experience a random crash a few minutes after the driver is removed. This issue occurs due to improper handling of memory freeing in the ishtp_hid_remove() function. The function currently frees the…

CVE-2025-21928

Name	CVE-2025-21928
Description	In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: intel-ish-hid: Fix use-after-free issue in ishtp_hid_remove() The system can experience a random crash a few minutes after the driver is removed. This issue occurs due to improper handling of memory freeing in the ishtp_hid_remove() function. The function currently frees the `driver_data` directly within the loop that destroys the HID devices, which can lead to accessing freed memory. Specifically, `hid_destroy_device()` uses `driver_data` when it calls `hid_ishtp_set_feature()` to power off the sensor, so freeing `driver_data` beforehand can result in accessing invalid memory. This patch resolves the issue by storing the `driver_data` in a temporary variable before calling `hid_destroy_device()`, and then freeing the `driver_data` after the device is destroyed.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-4178-1, DLA-4193-1, DSA-5900-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
linux (PTS)	bullseye	5.10.223-1	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	5.10.257-1	fixed
	bookworm	6.1.170-3	fixed
	bookworm (security)	6.1.174-1	fixed
	trixie	6.12.86-1	fixed
	trixie (security)	6.12.90-2	fixed
	forky	7.0.9-1	fixed
	sid	7.0.10-1	fixed
linux-6.1 (PTS)	bullseye (security)	6.1.174-1~deb11u1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Origin
linux	source	bullseye	5.10.237-1	DLA-4178-1
linux	source	bookworm	6.1.133-1	DSA-5900-1
linux	source	(unstable)	6.12.19-1
linux-6.1	source	bullseye	6.1.137-1~deb11u1	DLA-4193-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/07583a0010696a17fb0942e0b499a62785c5fc9f (6.14-rc6)

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Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/07583a0010696a17fb0942e0b499a62785c5fc9f (6.14-rc6)

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
rhel	9	fixed
rocky	8	fixed
sles		affected
rocky	9	fixed
debian	bookworm	fixed	`6.1.133-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`5.10.237-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`6.12.19-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`6.12.19-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`6.12.19-1`
almalinux	8	fixed	`kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.66.1.rt7.407.el8_10.x86_64.rpm`
almalinux	9	fixed	`kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-570.32.1.el9_6.aarch64.rpm`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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