Vulnerability in Linux kernel
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-21976 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-21976" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-21976 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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Identify exposureidentify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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Post-deployment verificationverify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Kernel |
≥ 3.10.0, < 6.12.20 ≥ 6.13.0, < 6.13.8 |
6.12.20 6.13.8 |
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-21976 linux-lts
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21976 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21976 linux
Original description The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: hyperv_fb: Allow graceful removal of framebuffer
When a Hyper-V framebuffer device is unbind, hyperv_fb driver tries to
release the framebuffer forcefully. If this framebuffer is in use it
produce the following WARN and hence this framebuffer is never released.
[ 44.111220] WARNING: CPU: 35 PID: 1882 at drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_info.c:70 framebuffer_release+0x2c/0x40
< snip >
[ 44.111289] Call Trace:
[ 44.111290]
[ 44.111291] ? show_regs+0x6c/0x80
[ 44.111295] ? __warn+0x8d/0x150
[ 44.111298] ? framebuffer_release+0x2c/0x40
[ 44.111300] ? report_bug+0x182/0x1b0
[ 44.111303] ? handle_bug+0x6e/0xb0
[ 44.111306] ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x80
[ 44.111308] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20
[ 44.111311] ? framebuffer_release+0x2c/0x40
[ 44.111313] ? hvfb_remove+0x86/0xa0 [hyperv_fb]
[ 44.111315] vmbus_remove+0x24/0x40 [hv_vmbus]
[ 44.111323] device_remove+0x40/0x80
[ 44.111325] device_release_driver_internal+0x20b/0x270
[ 44.111327] ? bus_find_device+0xb3/0xf0
Fix this by moving the release of framebuffer and assosiated memory
to fb_ops.fb_destroy function, so that framebuffer framework handles
it gracefully.
While we fix this, also replace manual registrations/unregistration of
framebuffer with devm_register_framebuffer.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org