CVE-2025-21662 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-21662
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2025-21662 Details

Status: Received on 21 Jan 2025, 13:15 UTC

Published on: 21 Jan 2025, 13:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2025-21662 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-21662: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix variable not being completed when function returns When cmd_alloc_index(), fails cmd_work_handler() needs to complete ent->slotted before returning early. Otherwise the task which issued the command may hang: mlx5_core 0000:01:00.0: cmd_work_handler:877:(pid 3880418): failed to allocate command entry INFO: task kworker/13:2:4055883 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Not tainted 4.19.90-25.44.v2101.ky10.aarch64 #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. kworker/13:2 D 0 4055883 2 0x00000228 Workqueue: events mlx5e_tx_dim_work [mlx5_core] Call trace: __switch_to+0xe8/0x150 __schedule+0x2a8/0x9b8 schedule+0x2c/0x88 schedule_timeout+0x204/0x478 wait_for_common+0x154/0x250 wait_for_completion+0x28/0x38 cmd_exec+0x7a0/0xa00 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_exec+0x54/0x80 [mlx5_core] mlx5_core_modify_cq+0x6c/0x80 [mlx5_core] mlx5_core_modify_cq_moderation+0xa0/0xb8 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_tx_dim_work+0x54/0x68 [mlx5_core] process_one_work+0x1b0/0x448 worker_thread+0x54/0x468 kthread+0x134/0x138 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-21662

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-21662 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2025-21662

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2025-21662.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-21662, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-21662, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2025-21662 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2025-21662 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2025-21662 does not affect system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.045% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 18.4% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 81.6% of others.

CVE-2025-21662 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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