๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2025-21769

MEDIUM 5.5

ptp: vmclock: Add .owner to vmclock_miscdev_fops

CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ptp: vmclock: Add .owner to vmclock_miscdev_fops Without the .owner field, the module can be unloaded while /dev/vmclock0 is open, leading to an oops.

Vendor linux
Product linux
Ecosystems
Industries
Technology
Published Feb 27, 2025
Last Updated May 11, 2026
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Affected Versions

Linux / Linux
20503272422693d793b84f88bf23fe4e955d3a33 < 3b5709225b43ee33e1026dd1fc0949a7f19b5289 20503272422693d793b84f88bf23fe4e955d3a33 < 7b07b040257c1b658ef3eca86e4b6ae02d65069c
Linux / Linux
6.13

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b5709225b43ee33e1026dd1fc0949a7f19b5289 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b07b040257c1b658ef3eca86e4b6ae02d65069c