CVE-2025-21992 — Improper Input Validation in Linux

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation83 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV5.9OSV4.7OSV4.4
EPSS
0.1%
top 77.87%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+2 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 2
Latest updateJan 27

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: ignore non-functional sensor in HP 5MP Camera The HP 5MP Camera (USB ID 0408:5473) reports a HID sensor interface that is not actually implemented. Attempting to access this non-functional sensor via iio_info causes system hangs as runtime PM tries to wake up an unresponsive sensor. [453] hid-sensor-hub 0003:0408:5473.0003: Report latency attributes: ffffffff:ffffffff [453] hid-sensor-hub 0003:0408:5473.0003: common attr…

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 Packages7 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.5 — 5.10.236+7
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.237-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-142.152+2
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxe04955db6a7c3fc4a1e6978649b61a6f5f8028e3 — 7a7ada33879a631b05b536e66d1c5b1219d3bade+4
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.133-1 (bookworm)

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

41
OSV
linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-10-15
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OSV
linux-azure-nvidia vulnerabilities↗2025-10-08
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OSV
linux-oracle vulnerabilities↗2025-10-06
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OSV
linux-azure, linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-10-02
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OSV
linux-raspi-realtime vulnerabilities↗2025-10-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

41
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2025-21992↗2026-01-27
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities↗2025-10-15
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities↗2025-10-08
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities↗2025-10-06
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities↗2025-10-02
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