CVE-2025-21780: Linux kernel · drm/amdgpu: avoid buffer overflow attach in smu_sys_set_pp_table()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 5.4.0-1156.166~18.04.1 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 19:34 UTC
Sources agree
| CNA (Linux) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 |
|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADP | CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.4.0-1156.166~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1161.167~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1159.168~18.04.1 +83
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Feb 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7521-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7521-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7521-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7703-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7703-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7703-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7719-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7703-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7737-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8060-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8060-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8060-3 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azure-6.11pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azure-nvidiapkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.
AI-suggested
A patch addressing this vulnerability is available and included in multiple updated Linux kernel versions, such as 5.4.0-1156.166~18.04.1 and later. Users and administrators should apply the official Ubuntu security updates (e.g., USN-7521-1) to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the vendor-provided fixes.
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU driver function smu_sys_set_pp_table(). A malicious user can exploit this by providing a small pptable followed by a larger pptable via sysfs, potentially causing a buffer overflow. This flaw has been fixed in multiple patched Linux kernel versions.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-21780 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21780 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/1abb2648698bf10783d2236a6b4a7ca5e8021699 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1abb2648698bf10783d2236a6b4a7ca5e8021699 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/231075c5a8ea54f34b7c4794687baa980814e6de (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2498d2db1d35e88a2060ea191ae75dce853dd084 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3484ea33157bc7334f57e64826ec5a4bf992151a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e43a8b9c4d700ffec819c5043a48769b3e7d9cab (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7521-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7521-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7521-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7703-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7703-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7703-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7719-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7703-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7737-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8060-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8060-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8060-3 (opens in a new tab)