PT-2025-8858 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6

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CVE-2025-21746

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Published

2025-01-17

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Updated

2026-08-19

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description A crash issue has been identified in the Linux kernel related to the synaptics input driver. When enabling a pass-through port, an interrupt may occur before the psmouse driver binds to the port. The synaptics sub-driver attempts to access the psmouse instance associated with the pass-through port, which may cause a crash if the psmouse instance has not been attached to the port yet. This issue is resolved by introducing open and close methods for the port and checking if the port is open before accessing the psmouse instance.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Improper Resource Release

Time Of Check To Time Of Use

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025:20518
BDU:2025-11806
CVE-2025-21746
INFSA-2025_20518
OESA-2025-1446
OESA-2025-1450
RHSA-2025:20518
RHSA-2025_20518
USN-7521-1
USN-7521-2
USN-7521-3
USN-7703-1
USN-7703-2
USN-7703-3
USN-7703-4
USN-7719-1
USN-7737-1

Affected Products

Almalinux
Astra Linux
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Rocky Linux
Ubuntu