Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2025-21861

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/migrate_device: don't add folio to be freed to LRU in migrate_device_finalize() If migration succeeded, we called folio_migrate_flags()->mem_cgroup_migrate() to migra…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.002 (9.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-21861?
CVE-2025-21861 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-21861?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-21861 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.