Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-rt-64k-modules package, versions <0:6.12.0-55.12.1.el10_0


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-KERNELRT64KMODULES-10185562
  • published20 May 2025
  • disclosed1 Apr 2025

Introduced: 1 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-21966  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 kernel-rt-64k-modules to version 0:6.12.0-55.12.1.el10_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2025:7956.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-64k-modules package and not the kernel-rt-64k-modules package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 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