CVE-2025-21968
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Apr 1, 2025
Updated: Apr 14, 2025
CWE ID 416
Summary
CVE-2025-21968 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel. In the drm/amd/display module, a slab-use-after-free issue was identified. This occurs when HDCP is destroyed, but the property_validate_dwork queue is still running. To address this issue, the delayed work is cancelled when destroying the workqueue. This patch was cherry-picked from commit 725a04ba5a95e89c89633d4322430cfbca7ce128.
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