Out-of-bounds Write Affecting linux-virt-doc package, versions <6.12.22-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-LINUXVIRTDOC-13325633
  • published6 Oct 2025
  • disclosed1 Apr 2025

Introduced: 1 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-21966  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest linux-virt-doc to version 6.12.22-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-virt-doc package and not the linux-virt-doc package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dm-flakey: Fix memory corruption in optional corrupt_bio_byte feature

Fix memory corruption due to incorrect parameter being passed to bio_init

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1