CVE-2025-21830: linux
CVSS: 7.3v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21830DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21830
Published 06-03-2025Last modified 15-10-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-21830 is a high (CVSS 7.3) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.3/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 34 · Related 34DLA-4102-1SUSE-SU-2025:01919-1SUSE-SU-2025:1177-1SUSE-SU-2025:1178-1SUSE-SU-2025:1180-1SUSE-SU-2025:20190-1SUSE-SU-2025:20192-1SUSE-SU-2025:20260-1SUSE-SU-2025:20270-1USN-7510-1USN-7510-2USN-7510-3USN-7510-4USN-7510-5USN-7510-6USN-7510-7USN-7510-8USN-7511-1USN-7511-2USN-7511-3USN-7512-1USN-7521-1USN-7521-3USN-7593-1USN-7602-1USN-7651-1USN-7651-2USN-7651-3USN-7651-4USN-7651-5USN-7651-6USN-7652-1USN-7653-1USN-7737-1USN-7521-2
Timeline
- 06-03-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: landlock: Handle weird files A corrupted filesystem (e.g. bcachefs) might return weird files. Instead of throwing a warning and allowing access to such file, treat them as regular files.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.3Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
High 7.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:HSources4 sources · 5.5–7.3
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.3HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
8%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.18% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.18%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu124 products
- linux< 5.15.0-140.150 | < 6.8.0-64.67
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 5.15.0-1084.91 | < 6.8.0-1032.34
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ cb2c7d1a1776057c9a1f48ed1250d85e94d4850d, < a1fccf6b72b56343dd4f2d96b008147f9951eebd | ≥ cb2c7d1a1776057c9a1f48ed1250d85e94d4850d, < 7d6121228959ddf44a4b9b6a177384ac7854e2f9 | ≥ cb2c7d1a1776057c9a1f48ed1250d85e94d4850d, < 39bb3d56f1c351e76bb18895d0e73796e653d5c1 | ≥ cb2c7d1a1776057c9a1f48ed1250d85e94d4850d, < 2569e65d2eb6ac1afe6cb6dfae476afee8b6771a | ≥ cb2c7d1a1776057c9a1f48ed1250d85e94d4850d, < 0fde195a373ab1267e60baa9e1a703a97e7464cd | ≥ cb2c7d1a1776057c9a1f48ed1250d85e94d4850d, < 49440290a0935f428a1e43a5ac8dc275a647ff80 | 5.13
- linux_kernel≥ 5.13, < 5.15.179 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.129 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.76 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.13 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.13.2
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.129-1 | < 6.12.13-1
3 vendors · 127 products