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CVE-2025-21687
vfio/platform: check the bounds of read/write syscalls
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/platform: check the bounds of read/write syscalls count and offset are passed from user space and not checked, only offset is capped to 40 bits, which can be used to read/write out of bounds of the device.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f21636f24b6786c8b13f1af4319fa75ffcf17f38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9377cdc118cf327248f1a9dde7b87de067681dc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d19a8650fd3d7aed8d1af1d9a77f979a8430eba1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed81d82bb6e9df3a137f2c343ed689e6c68268ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92340e6c5122d823ad064984ef7513eba9204048
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f65ce06387f8c1fb54bd59e18a8428248ec68eaf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bcb8a5b70b80143db9bf12dfa7d53636f824d53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1485932496a1b025235af8aa1e21988d6b7ccd54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c981c32c38af80737a2fedc16e270546d139ccdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a20fcaa230f7472456d12cf761ed13938e320ac3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665cfd1083866f87301bbd232cb8ba48dcf4acce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce9ff21ea89d191e477a02ad7eabf4f996b80a69
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
6e3f264560099869f68830cb14b3b3e71e5ac76a, 4.1, 0, 5.4.290, 5.4.291, 5.10.234, 5.10.235, 5.15.178, 5.15.179, 6.1.128, 6.1.129, 6.6.75, 6.12.12, 6.13.1, 6.14
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 10th, 2025
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.