CVE-2025-21814 | ptp: Ensure info->enable callback is always set

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ptp: Ensure info->enable callback is always set The ioctl and sysfs handlers unconditionally call the ->enable callback. Not all drivers implement that callback, leading to NULL dereferences. Example of affected drivers: ptp_s390.c, ptp_vclock.c and ptp_mock.c. Instead use a dummy callback if no better was specified by the driver.

Published: 2025-02-27 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-21814 is rated Low Risk (25.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-21814

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.21% +0.17%
2 2026-04-07 0.05% 0.04% -0.02%
3 2025-11-13 0.05%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-21814

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-21814

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-21814

GHSA-xxp9-gm8j-w4c9 · Severity: medium — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ptp: Ensure info->enable...

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-21814

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-21814 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-21814
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21814
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21814/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-21814 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1551 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1145, released 190, ignored 152, not-affected 44, needed 20. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-21814

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-21814

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 3.0, < 6.1.129 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.78 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.14 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.13.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-21814

URL Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1334c64a5d1de6666e0c9f984db6745083df1eb4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d1041c76de656f9f8d5a192218039a9acf9bd00 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/755caf4ee1c615ee5717862e427124370f46b1f3 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81846070cba17125a866e8023c01d3465b153339 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8441aea46445252df5d2eed6deb6d5246fc24002 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9df3a9284f39bfd51a9f72a6a165c79e2aa5066b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd53aa40e65f518453115b6f56183b0c201db26b Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdc1e72487781dd7705bcbe30878bee7d5d1f3e8
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
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