VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2025-21856
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-03-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/ism: add release function for struct device According to device_release() in /drivers/base/core.c, a device without a release function is a broken device and must be fixed. The current code directly frees the device after calling device_add() without waiting for other kernel parts to release their references. Thus, a reference could still be held to a struct device, e.g., by sysfs, leading to potential use-after-free issues if a proper release function is not set.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-416
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-416