Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-22008

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: check that dummy regulator has been probed before using it Due to asynchronous driver probing there is a chance that the dummy regulator hasn't already been probed when first accessing it.

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-22008: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 259b93b21a9ffe5117af4dfb5505437e463c6a5a, 6.4, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.14

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22008?
CVE-2025-22008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-22008?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-22008 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.