Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-21830

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: landlock: Handle weird files A corrupted filesystem (e.g. bcachefs) might return weird files. Instead of throwing a warning and allowing access to such file, treat them as regular files.

EPSS: 0.002 (7.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-21830?
CVE-2025-21830 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2025-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2025-21830?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-21830 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.