# CVE-2025-21668: pmdomain: imx8mp-blk-ctrl: add missing loop break condition

> A missing loop break condition in the i.MX8MP block control driver causes an out-of-bounds exception during shutdown, leading to a system crash.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 31 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2025-21668, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21668, GHSA-qph5-m27v-3fjm, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21668

## What is CVE-2025-21668?

CVE-2025-21668 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 31 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

pmdomain: imx8mp-blk-ctrl: add missing loop break condition

Currently imx8mp_blk_ctrl_remove() will continue the for loop
until an out-of-bounds exception occurs.

pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : dev_pm_domain_detach+0x8/0x48
lr : imx8mp_blk_ctrl_shutdown+0x58/0x90
sp : ffffffc084f8bbf0
x29: ffffffc084f8bbf0 x28: ffffff80daf32ac0 x27: 0000000000000000
x26: ffffffc081658d78 x25: 0000000000000001 x24: ffffffc08201b028
x23: ffffff80d0db9490 x22: ffffffc082340a78 x21: 00000000000005b0
x20: ffffff80d19bc180 x19: 000000000000000a x18: ffffffffffffffff
x17: ffffffc080a39e08 x16: ffffffc080a39c98 x15: 4f435f464f006c72
x14: 0000000000000004 x13: ffffff80d0172110 x12: 0000000000000000
x11: ffffff80d0537740 x10: ffffff80d05376c0 x9 : ffffffc0808ed2d8
x8 : ffffffc084f8bab0 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000
x5 : ffffff80d19b9420 x4 : fffffffe03466e60 x3 : 0000000080800077
x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000001 x0 : 0000000000000000
Call trace:
 dev_pm_domain_detach+0x8/0x48
 platform_shutdown+0x2c/0x48
 device_shutdown+0x158/0x268
 kernel_restart_prepare+0x40/0x58
 kernel_kexec+0x58/0xe8
 __do_sys_reboot+0x198/0x258
 __arm64_sys_reboot+0x2c/0x40
 invoke_syscall+0x5c/0x138
 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x48/0xf0
 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38
 el0_svc+0x38/0xc8
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130
 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198
Code: 8128c2d0 ffffffc0 aa1e03e9 d503201f

Weakness: CWE-835 (Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21668?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-21668?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2025-21668 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-21668 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-21668 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 31 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21668/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21668/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21668
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21668
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21668

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21668/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.