CVE-2025-21841

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.12-6.12.15, 6.13-6.13.3 - Use-After-Free in AMD P-State cpufreq Policy Reference Counting

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq/amd-pstate: Fix cpufreq_policy ref counting amd_pstate_update_limits() takes a cpufreq_policy reference but doesn't decrement the refcount in one of the exit paths, fix that.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56e6976793c0fcf1638aa534242408ab4e4ca705

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28e4c515cf644c621800bd97841757fd49891ba4

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ace20038e19f23fe73259513f1f08d4bf1a3c83

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0018

EPSS Percentile 7.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

Status published

Products (12)

linux/Kernel 6.12.0 - 6.12.16linux

linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.13.4linux

Linux/Linux < 6.12

Linux/Linux 45722e777fd99ea863fe653c1838d39f678506e2 - 28e4c515cf644c621800bd97841757fd49891ba4

Linux/Linux 45722e777fd99ea863fe653c1838d39f678506e2 - 3ace20038e19f23fe73259513f1f08d4bf1a3c83

Linux/Linux 45722e777fd99ea863fe653c1838d39f678506e2 - 56e6976793c0fcf1638aa534242408ab4e4ca705

Linux/Linux 6.12

Linux/Linux 6.12.16 - 6.12.*

Linux/Linux 6.13.4 - 6.13.*

Linux/Linux 6.14

... and 2 more

Published Mar 07, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026