{"id":"CVE-2025-21697","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/v3d: Ensure job pointer is set to NULL after job completion\n\nAfter a job completes, the corresponding pointer in the device must\nbe set to NULL","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/v3d: Ensure job pointer is set to NULL after job completion\n\nAfter a job completes, the corresponding pointer in the device must\nbe set to NULL. Failing to do so tr…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.19, < 5.4.290","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.234","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.177","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.127","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.74","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.11","linux_kernel = 6.13"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.12.11"],"published":"2025-02-12","updated":"2026-07-30","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21697","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14e0a874488e79086340ba8e2d238cb9596b68a8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bd6303d08c85072ce40ac01a767ab67195105bd","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a1c88f7ca5c12dff6fa6787492ac910bb9e4407","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63195bae1cbf78f1d392b1bc9ae4b03c82d0ebf3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a34050f70e7955a359874dff1a912a748724a140","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b22467b1ae104073dcb11aa78562a331cd7fb0e0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4b5ccd392b92300a2b341705cc4805681094e49","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.0026,"epssPercentile":0.18047,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-30T06:53:09.240Z","slug":"CVE-2025-21697","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/v3d: Ensure job pointer is set to NULL after job completion\n\nAfter a job completes, the corresponding pointer in the device must\nbe set to NULL. Failing to do so triggers a warning when unloading\nthe driver, as it appears the job is still active. To prevent this,\nassign the job pointer to NULL after completing the job, indicating\nthe job has finished.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.19, < 5.4.290`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.234`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.177`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.127`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.74`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.11`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.13`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.12.11`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}