CVE-2025-21841 Affecting kernel-uek64k-modules-extra package, versions <0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el10uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-KERNELUEK64KMODULESEXTRA-10847697
  • published20 Jul 2025
  • disclosed7 Mar 2025

Introduced: 7 Mar 2025

CVE-2025-21841  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 kernel-uek64k-modules-extra to version 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el10uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20480.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek64k-modules-extra package and not the kernel-uek64k-modules-extra package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

cpufreq/amd-pstate: Fix cpufreq_policy ref counting

amd_pstate_update_limits() takes a cpufreq_policy reference but doesn't decrement the refcount in one of the exit paths, fix that.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1