What is CVE-2025-22008?

CVE-2025-22008 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.4 onward and patched in 6.6.85, 6.12.21, 6.13.9 and others. CVE-2025-22008 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-22008?

CVE-2025-22008 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-2025-22008?

Yes, CVE-2025-22008 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.85, 6.12.21, 6.13.9 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-22008 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-22008 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-22008

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: check that dummy regulator has been probed before using it Due to asynchronous driver probing there is a chance that the dummy regulator hasn't already been probed when first accessing it.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-04-08

Last modified 2026-01-02

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.4 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.85, 6.12.21, 6.13.9, 6.14 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.4

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.85 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.21 6.12.x ✓ 6.13.9 6.13.x ✓ 6.14

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-22008 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21e3fdf3146f9c63888d6bfabbd553434a5fb93f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c7a50bec4958f1d1c84d19cde518d0e96a676fd
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/998b1aae22dca87da392ea35f089406cbef6032d
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-22008

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-04-08

Modified 2026-01-02

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22008?

CVE-2025-22008 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.4 onward and has been patched in 6.6.85, 6.12.21, 6.13.9 and others. CVE-2025-22008 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-22008?

CVE-2025-22008 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-2025-22008?

Yes — CVE-2025-22008 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.85, 6.12.21, 6.13.9 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-22008 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-22008 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.