CVE-2025-22008 regulator: check that dummy regulator has been probed before using it
A race condition in the Linux kernel regulator subsystem may cause a denial of service if the dummy regulator is accessed before being probed.
- 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
What is CVE-2025-22008?
CVE-2025-22008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Apr 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:
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22008?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-22008?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-22008 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22008 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-22008, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-22008, GHSA-jcrm-894m-ggq4, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-22008, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22008.