Linux Kernel up to 6.1.126/6.6.73/6.12.10 imx8mp_blk_ctrl_remove out-of-bounds

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.126/6.6.73/6.12.10. This affects the function imx8mp_blk_ctrl_remove. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-21668. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.126/6.6.73/6.12.10. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function imx8mp_blk_ctrl_remove. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pmdomain: imx8mp-blk-ctrl: add missing loop break condition Currently imx8mp_blk_ctrl_remove() will continue the for loop until an out-of-bounds exception occurs. pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : dev_pm_domain_detach+0x8/0x48 lr : imx8mp_blk_ctrl_shutdown+0x58/0x90 sp : ffffffc084f8bbf0 x29: ffffffc084f8bbf0 x28: ffffff80daf32ac0 x27: 0000000000000000 x26: ffffffc081658d78 x25: 0000000000000001 x24: ffffffc08201b028 x23: ffffff80d0db9490 x22: ffffffc082340a78 x21: 00000000000005b0 x20: ffffff80d19bc180 x19: 000000000000000a x18: ffffffffffffffff x17: ffffffc080a39e08 x16: ffffffc080a39c98 x15: 4f435f464f006c72 x14: 0000000000000004 x13: ffffff80d0172110 x12: 0000000000000000 x11: ffffff80d0537740 x10: ffffff80d05376c0 x9 : ffffffc0808ed2d8 x8 : ffffffc084f8bab0 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000 x5 : ffffff80d19b9420 x4 : fffffffe03466e60 x3 : 0000000080800077 x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000001 x0 : 0000000000000000 Call trace: dev_pm_domain_detach+0x8/0x48 platform_shutdown+0x2c/0x48 device_shutdown+0x158/0x268 kernel_restart_prepare+0x40/0x58 kernel_kexec+0x58/0xe8 __do_sys_reboot+0x198/0x258 __arm64_sys_reboot+0x2c/0x40 invoke_syscall+0x5c/0x138 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x48/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x38/0xc8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198 Code: 8128c2d0 ffffffc0 aa1e03e9 d503201f

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-21668 since 12/29/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 215144 (Debian dsa-5860 : affs-modules-6.1.0-21-4kc-malta-di - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.127, 6.6.74 or 6.12.11 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 699cc10cc3068f9097a506eae7fe178c860dca4e/926ad31b76b8e229b412536e77cdf828a5cae9c6/488a68c948bc52dc2a4554a56fdd99aa67c49b06/726efa92e02b460811e8bc6990dd742f03b645ea is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (215144) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0232). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Avamar
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
• Open Source Linux Kernel

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.126
• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.6.14
• 6.6.15
• 6.6.16
• 6.6.17
• 6.6.18
• 6.6.19
• 6.6.20
• 6.6.21
• 6.6.22
• 6.6.23
• 6.6.24
• 6.6.25
• 6.6.26
• 6.6.27
• 6.6.28
• 6.6.29
• 6.6.30
• 6.6.31
• 6.6.32
• 6.6.33
• 6.6.34
• 6.6.35
• 6.6.36
• 6.6.37
• 6.6.38
• 6.6.39
• 6.6.40
• 6.6.41
• 6.6.42
• 6.6.43
• 6.6.44
• 6.6.45
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• 6.6.47
• 6.6.48
• 6.6.49
• 6.6.50
• 6.6.51
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• 6.6.54
• 6.6.55
• 6.6.56
• 6.6.57
• 6.6.58
• 6.6.59
• 6.6.60
• 6.6.61
• 6.6.62
• 6.6.63
• 6.6.64
• 6.6.65
• 6.6.66
• 6.6.67
• 6.6.68
• 6.6.69
• 6.6.70
• 6.6.71
• 6.6.72
• 6.6.73
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
• 6.12.8
• 6.12.9
• 6.12.10

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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