What is CVE-2025-21941?

CVE-2025-21941 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 5.10.236, 5.15.180, 6.1.131 and others. CVE-2025-21941 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-21941?

CVE-2025-21941 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-21941?

Yes, CVE-2025-21941 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.236, 5.15.180, 6.1.131 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-21941 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-21941 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2025-21941

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix null check for pipe_ctx->plane_state in resource_build_scaling_params Null pointer dereference issue could occur when pipe_ctx->plane_state is null. The fix adds a check to ensure 'pipe_ctx->plane_state' is not null before accessing. This prevents a null pointer dereference. Found by code review. (cherry picked from commit 63e6a77ccf239337baa9b1e7787cde9fa0462092)

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-04-01

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2025-21941 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.236, 5.15.180, 6.1.131, 6.6.83, 6.12.19, 6.13.7, 6.14 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.236 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.180 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.131 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.83 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.19 6.12.x ✓ 6.13.7 6.13.x ✓ 6.14

References

9 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/265422915416468ba91bffa56addbff45e18342a

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3748fad09d89e9a5290e1738fd6872a79f794743

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/374c9faac5a763a05bc3f68ad9f73dab3c6aec90

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b3c2be58d5275aa59d8b4810a59f173f2f5bac1

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1e54752dc12e90305eb0475ca908f42f5b369ca

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-21941

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-04-01

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-21941?

CVE-2025-21941 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 5.10.236, 5.15.180, 6.1.131 and others. CVE-2025-21941 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-21941?

CVE-2025-21941 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-21941?

Yes. CVE-2025-21941 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.236, 5.15.180, 6.1.131 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-21941 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2025-21941 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.