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CVE-2025-21856 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/ism: add release function for struct device According to device_release() in /drivers/base/core.c, a device without a release function is a broken device and must be fixed. The current code directly frees the device after calling device_add() without waiting for other kernel parts to release their references. Thus, a reference could still be held to a struct device, e.g., by sysfs, leading to potential use-after-free issues if a proper release function is not set.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0505ff2936f166405d81d0d454a81d9c14124344
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915e34d5ad35a6a9e56113f852ade4a730fb88f0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/940d15254d2216b585558bcf36312da50074e711
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e26e8ac27351f457091459a0a355bacd06d5bb2b

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-21856
NVD Published Date:
03/12/2025
NVD Last Modified:
03/12/2025
Source:
kernel.org