What is CVE-2025-22098?

CVE-2025-22098 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.13 onward and patched in 6.13.11, 6.14.2 and 6.15. CVE-2025-22098 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-22098?

CVE-2025-22098 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-2025-22098?

Yes, CVE-2025-22098 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.13.11, 6.14.2 and 6.15. If you are running Linux kernel 6.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-22098 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-22098 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/667.html

CVE-2025-22098

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: zynqmp_dp: Fix a deadlock in zynqmp_dp_ignore_hpd_set() Instead of attempting the same mutex twice, lock and unlock it. This bug has been detected by the Clang thread-safety analyzer.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-04-16

Last modified 2025-11-04

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-667

CVE-2025-22098 is a Improper Locking vulnerability

What is Improper Locking?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.13.11, 6.14.2, 6.15 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.13

Fixed in

✓ 6.13.11 6.13.x ✓ 6.14.2 6.14.x ✓ 6.15

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-22098 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f988cd2f65175e79349961a43a9deb115174784
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a8d53aa5b7d2a89cda598239d08423bd66920f1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f887685ee0eb4ef716391355568181230338f6eb
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-22098

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-04-16

Modified 2025-11-04

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22098?

CVE-2025-22098 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.13 onward and has been patched in 6.13.11, 6.14.2 and 6.15. CVE-2025-22098 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-22098?

CVE-2025-22098 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-2025-22098?

Yes — CVE-2025-22098 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.13.11, 6.14.2 and 6.15. If you are running Linux kernel 6.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-22098 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-22098 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. View CWE-667 on MITRE CWE →