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CVE-2025-21771

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-21771 addresses a flaw in the Linux kernel's sched_ext component, specifically an incorrect detection of autogroup migrations during task movement. This vulnerability primarily affects Linux kernel versions and could lead to a denial of service due to system warnings and potential instability. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), exploitation requires local access and low privileges, with the primary impact being high availability loss. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 6.12, < 6.12.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.13, < 6.13.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
10.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0020 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Fixed in: kernel-0:6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2025-21771Moderate

kernel: sched_ext: Fix incorrect autogroup migration detection

Feb 27, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/75bf2f80c046d2ec5a07455891ea0a9fb6d8b5f6
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/d6f3e7d564b2309e1f17e709a70eca78d7ca2bb8
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/d8b510d0ddc65d8a71e0f9a3acc9ed5f010fc514
Patch