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CVE-2025-21928 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's intel-ish-hid driver, specifically in ishtp_hid_remove(). The removal routine prematurely frees driver_data while iterating over HID devices being destroyed. During destruction, hid_destroy_device() calls hid_ishtp_set_feature() to power off a sensor and accesses the freed driver_data. This invalid memory access can cause a random system crash a few minutes after driver removal.
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A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's intel-ish-hid driver. The ishtp_hid_remove() function frees driver_data before hid_destroy_device() finishes using it, potentially causing invalid memory access and system crashes. The patch delays freeing driver_data until after device destruction. The reference assigns a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8.
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel Intel ISH HID driver during ishtp_hid_remove() handling.
A use-after-free vulnerability in ishtp_hid_remove() within the Linux kernel's intel-ish-hid driver. Red Hat addresses it in Important-rated advisory RHSA-2025:12662. The kernel update requires a reboot.
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel Intel ISH HID driver's ishtp_hid_remove() function.
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