CVE-2025-21821 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-21821
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-2025-21821 Details

Status: Received on 27 Feb 2025, 20:16 UTC

Published on: 27 Feb 2025, 20:16 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2025-21821 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-21821: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: omap: use threaded IRQ for LCD DMA When using touchscreen and framebuffer, Nokia 770 crashes easily with: BUG: scheduling while atomic: irq/144-ads7846/82/0x00010000 Modules linked in: usb_f_ecm g_ether usb_f_rndis u_ether libcomposite configfs omap_udc ohci_omap ohci_hcd CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 82 Comm: irq/144-ads7846 Not tainted 6.12.7-770 #2 Hardware name: Nokia 770 Call trace: unwind_backtrace from show_stack+0x10/0x14 show_stack from dump_stack_lvl+0x54/0x5c dump_stack_lvl from __schedule_bug+0x50/0x70 __schedule_bug from __schedule+0x4d4/0x5bc __schedule from schedule+0x34/0xa0 schedule from schedule_preempt_disabled+0xc/0x10 schedule_preempt_disabled from __mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x218/0x3b4 __mutex_lock.constprop.0 from clk_prepare_lock+0x38/0xe4 clk_prepare_lock from clk_set_rate+0x18/0x154 clk_set_rate from sossi_read_data+0x4c/0x168 sossi_read_data from hwa742_read_reg+0x5c/0x8c hwa742_read_reg from send_frame_handler+0xfc/0x300 send_frame_handler from process_pending_requests+0x74/0xd0 process_pending_requests from lcd_dma_irq_handler+0x50/0x74 lcd_dma_irq_handler from __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x44/0x130 __handle_irq_event_percpu from handle_irq_event+0x28/0x68 handle_irq_event from handle_level_irq+0x9c/0x170 handle_level_irq from generic_handle_domain_irq+0x2c/0x3c generic_handle_domain_irq from omap1_handle_irq+0x40/0x8c omap1_handle_irq from generic_handle_arch_irq+0x28/0x3c generic_handle_arch_irq from call_with_stack+0x1c/0x24 call_with_stack from __irq_svc+0x94/0xa8 Exception stack(0xc5255da0 to 0xc5255de8) 5da0: 00000001 c22fc620 00000000 00000000 c08384a8 c106fc00 00000000 c240c248 5dc0: c113a600 c3f6ec30 00000001 00000000 c22fc620 c5255df0 c22fc620 c0279a94 5de0: 60000013 ffffffff __irq_svc from clk_prepare_lock+0x4c/0xe4 clk_prepare_lock from clk_get_rate+0x10/0x74 clk_get_rate from uwire_setup_transfer+0x40/0x180 uwire_setup_transfer from spi_bitbang_transfer_one+0x2c/0x9c spi_bitbang_transfer_one from spi_transfer_one_message+0x2d0/0x664 spi_transfer_one_message from __spi_pump_transfer_message+0x29c/0x498 __spi_pump_transfer_message from __spi_sync+0x1f8/0x2e8 __spi_sync from spi_sync+0x24/0x40 spi_sync from ads7846_halfd_read_state+0x5c/0x1c0 ads7846_halfd_read_state from ads7846_irq+0x58/0x348 ads7846_irq from irq_thread_fn+0x1c/0x78 irq_thread_fn from irq_thread+0x120/0x228 irq_thread from kthread+0xc8/0xe8 kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x28 As a quick fix, switch to a threaded IRQ which provides a stable system.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-21821

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-21821 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-2025-21821

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2025-21821.

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-2025-21821, 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-2025-21821, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2025-21821 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2025-21821 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2025-21821 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-2025-21821 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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