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Vulnerability · Published Mar 12, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-21859USB: gadget: f_midi: f_midi_complete to call queue_work

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadget: f_midi: f_midi_complete to call queue_work When using USB MIDI, a lock is attempted to be acquired twice through a re-entrant call to f_midi_transmit, causing a deadlock. Fix it by using queue_work() to schedule the inner f_midi_transmit() via a high priority work queue from the completion handler.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.133-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21859
Debian:12linux6.1.133-1DSA-5900-1
Debian:13linux6.12.17-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21859
Debian:14linux6.12.17-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-140.150UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-78.78UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1084.91UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1035.37UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1035.37~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1089.98UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1034.39UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1034.39~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1089.98.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1022.23UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1083.92UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1036.38UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1036.38~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1081.87UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1032.36UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1066.74UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1019.21UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-26.26~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-78.78~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1076.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1033.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1033.33~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1079.85UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1080.85UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-140.150UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-78.78.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-78.78.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1078.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1035.38~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1035.38.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1037.37UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1026.26UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1081.87UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1032.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1032.33~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1078.81UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1035.39UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-78.78~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1050.54UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21859

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux d5daf49b58661ec4af7a55b277176efbf945ca05 – before 727dee0857946b85232526de4f5a957fe163e89ad5daf49b58661ec4af7a55b277176efbf945ca05 – before 1f10923404705a94891e612dff3b75e828a78368d5daf49b58661ec4af7a55b277176efbf945ca05 – before b09957657d7767d164b3432af2129bd72947553cd5daf49b58661ec4af7a55b277176efbf945ca05 – before 24a942610ee9bafb2692a456ae850c5b2e409b05d5daf49b58661ec4af7a55b277176efbf945ca05 – before deeee3adb2c01eedab32c3b4519337689ad02e8ad5daf49b58661ec4af7a55b277176efbf945ca05 – before e9fec6f42c45db2f62dc373fb1a10d2488c04e79d5daf49b58661ec4af7a55b277176efbf945ca05 – before 8aa6b4be1f4efccbfc533e6ec8841d26e4fa8dbad5daf49b58661ec4af7a55b277176efbf945ca05 – before 4ab37fcb42832cdd3e9d5e50653285ca84d6686f
Linux Linux 3.2

Weakness: CWE-667 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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