CVE-2025-21839Improper Initialization in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 7
Latest updateSep 3

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Load DR6 with guest value only before entering .vcpu_run() loop Move the conditional loading of hardware DR6 with the guest's DR6 value out of the core .vcpu_run() loop to fix a bug where KVM can load hardware with a stale vcpu->arch.dr6. When the guest accesses a DR and host userspace isn't debugging the guest, KVM disables DR interception and loads the guest's values into hardware on VM-Enter and saves them on VM-

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 Packages8 packages

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

21
OSV
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OSV
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OSV
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OSV
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OSV
linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities2025-08-22

📋Vendor Advisories

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Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities2025-08-22