Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-64k-devel package, versions <0:6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY10-KERNELRT64KDEVEL-13447505
  • published8 Oct 2025
  • disclosed1 Apr 2025

Introduced: 1 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-21928  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:10 kernel-rt-64k-devel to version 0:6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2025:12662.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-64k-devel package and not the kernel-rt-64k-devel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1