CVE-2025-21928

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-04-01. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

HID: intel-ish-hid: Fix use-after-free issue in ishtp_hid_remove()

The system can experience a random crash a few minutes after the driver is removed. This issue occurs due to improper handling of memory freeing in the ishtp_hid_remove() function.

The function currently frees the driver_data directly within the loop that destroys the HID devices, which can lead to accessing freed memory. Specifically, hid_destroy_device() uses driver_data when it calls hid_ishtp_set_feature() to power off the sensor, so freeing driver_data beforehand can result in accessing invalid memory.

This patch resolves the issue by storing the driver_data in a temporary variable before calling hid_destroy_device(), and then freeing the driver_data after the device is destroyed.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
10.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 1, 2025

Last Modified

November 3, 2025

References (10)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-21928(15)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(30)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.216.208) @ focal2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.140.135) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (5.15.0.1083.92~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1064 (5.4.0-1064.68) @ focal2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips (5.4.0.1149.91) @ focal2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.4.0.1144.154~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-edge (5.4.0.1092.97~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips (5.15.0.1083.73) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips (5.4.0.1151.88) @ focal2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime (5.15.0.1084.88) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1083.79) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt (5.15.0.1037.37) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-fips (5.15.0.140.80) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-kvm (5.4.0.1133.129) @ focal2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips (5.15.0.1089.74) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
redhatkernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1160.137.1.rt56.1289.el72025-08-27redhat
redhatkernel-0:3.10.0-1160.137.1.el72025-08-27redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-193.164.1.el8_22025-08-20redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-284.130.1.el9_22025-08-13redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-372.157.1.el8_62025-08-13redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.130.1.rt14.415.el9_22025-08-11redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-427.81.1.el9_42025-08-06redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-305.166.1.el8_42025-08-06redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-477.104.1.el8_82025-08-05redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:5.14.0-70.141.1.rt21.213.el9_02025-08-05redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-70.141.1.el9_02025-08-05redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-553.66.1.el8_102025-08-04redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.66.1.rt7.407.el8_102025-08-04redhat
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_02025-08-04redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-570.32.1.el9_62025-08-04redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(10)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 47× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-21928?
CVE-2025-21928 is a high vulnerability published on April 1, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: intel-ish-hid: Fix use-after-free issue in ishtphidremove() The system can experience a random crash a few minutes after the driver is removed. This issue occurs due to improper handling of memory freeing in the…
When was CVE-2025-21928 disclosed?
CVE-2025-21928 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 1, 2025, with the most recent update on November 3, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-21928 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-21928 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 10.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-21928?
CVE-2025-21928 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-21928?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-21928, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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