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CVE-2025-21856

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredMar 12, 2025UpdatedOct 1, 2025

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/ism: add release function for struct device According to device_release() in /drivers/base/core.c, a device without a release function is a broken device and must be fixed. The current code directly frees the device after calling device_add() without waiting for other kernel parts to release their references. Thus, a reference could still be held to a struct device, e.g., by sysfs, leading to potential use-after-free issues if a proper release function is not set.

CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.22%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
3
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 6, 2026
● 0.00pp
0.22% → 0.22% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
5 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 12, 2025
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Oct 1, 2025
Aug 19, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7703-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 20, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7703-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 26, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7719-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities