CVE-2025-21741: linux Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 7.1v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21741DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21741
Published 27-02-2025Last modified 11-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-21741 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 20Timeline
- 27-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: ipheth: fix DPE OoB read Fix an out-of-bounds DPE read, limit the number of processed DPEs to the amount that fits into the fixed-size NDP16 header.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.22%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
12%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.22% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.22%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu106 products
- linux< 6.8.0-64.67
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.8.0-1032.34
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ a2d274c62e44b1995c170595db3865c6fe701226, < 22475242ddb70e35c9148234be9a3aa9fb8efff9 | ≥ a2d274c62e44b1995c170595db3865c6fe701226, < 5835bf66c50ac2b85ed28b282c2456c3516ef0a6 | ≥ a2d274c62e44b1995c170595db3865c6fe701226, < 971b8c572559e52d32a2b82f2d9e0685439a0117 | ≥ a2d274c62e44b1995c170595db3865c6fe701226, < ee591f2b281721171896117f9946fced31441418 | 6.5
- linux_kernel≥ 6.5, < 6.6.78 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.14 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.13.3
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.12.15-1
3 vendors · 109 products
