CVE-2025-21827Improper Locking in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 91.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 6
Latest updateMay 28

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btusb: mediatek: Add locks for usb_driver_claim_interface() The documentation for usb_driver_claim_interface() says that "the device lock" is needed when the function is called from places other than probe(). This appears to be the lock for the USB interface device. The Mediatek btusb code gets called via this path: Workqueue: hci0 hci_power_on [bluetooth] Call trace: usb_driver_claim_interface btusb_mtk_claim_iso_

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.116.12.13+1
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.12.13-1+1
CVEListV5linux/linuxceac1cb0259de682d78f5c784ef8e0b13022e9d9930e1790b99e5839e1af69d2f7fd808f1fba2df9+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.12.13-1 (forky)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

5
OSV
linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11, linux-oracle vulnerabilities2025-05-28
OSV
linux-aws vulnerabilities2025-05-22
OSV
linux, linux-azure, linux-azure-6.11, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.11, linux-hwe-6.11, linux-oem-6.11, linux-raspi, linux-realtime vulnerabilities2025-05-20
OSV
CVE-2025-21827: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btusb: mediatek: Add locks for usb_driver_claim_interface() The documen2025-03-06
GHSA
GHSA-448g-f6xx-9xfw: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btusb: mediatek: Add locks for usb_driver_claim_interface() The docum2025-03-06

📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2025-05-28
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities2025-05-22
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2025-05-20
Red Hat
kernel: Bluetooth: btusb: mediatek: Add locks for usb_driver_claim_interface()2025-03-06
Debian
CVE-2025-21827: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ...2025
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