Description

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

dm-flakey: Fix memory corruption in optional corrupt_bio_byte feature

Fix memory corruption due to incorrect parameter being passed to bio_init

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-21966

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux, Linux

Product: Linux, Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 2.17% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-30 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21966
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/818330f756f3800c37d738bd36bce60eac949938
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a87e46da2418c57b445371f5ca0958d5779ba5f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da070843e153471be4297a12fdaa64023276f40e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57e9417f69839cb10f7ffca684c38acd28ceb57b

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