What is CVE-2025-21992?

CVE-2025-21992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2025-21992?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-21992 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-21992

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: ignore non-functional sensor in HP 5MP Camera The HP 5MP Camera (USB ID 0408:5473) reports a HID sensor interface that is not actually implemented. Attempting to access this non-functional sensor via iio_info causes system hangs as runtime PM tries to wake up an unresponsive sensor. [453] hid-sensor-hub 0003:0408:5473.0003: Report latency attributes: ffffffff:ffffffff [453] hid-sensor-hub 0003:0408:5473.0003: common attributes: 5:1, 2:1, 3:1 ffffffff:ffffffff Add this device to the HID ignore list since the sensor interface is non-functional by design and should not be exposed to userspace.

EPSS: 0.002 (8.7th 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

Linux — versions e04955db6a7c3fc4a1e6978649b61a6f5f8028e3, 6.3, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.14

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-21992?: CVE-2025-21992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-21992?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-21992 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.