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This preserves the\n(strange) permission model and has almost no regression risk.\n\nThis api should stop to exist though."}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T21:07:38.328Z","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux"},"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8acbf4a88c6a98c8ed00afd1a7d1abcca9b4735e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b03782ae707cc45e65242c7cddd8e28f1c22cde5"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d5b936cfa4b0d5670ca7420ef165a074bc008eb"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ee8da9bea70dda492d61f075658939af33d8410"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c928e14a2ccd99462f2351ead627b58075bb736"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a59ced8ffc71973d42c82484a719c8f6ac8f7f7"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8136afca090412a36429cb6c2543c714d9c0f84"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56d5f3eba3f5de0efdd556de4ef381e109b973a9"}],"title":"acct: perform last write from workqueue","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","assignerShortName":"Linux","cveId":"CVE-2025-21846","datePublished":"2025-03-12T09:42:02.635Z","dateReserved":"2024-12-29T08:45:45.778Z","dateUpdated":"2026-07-14T12:40:14.787Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2025-03-12 10:15:16","lastModifiedDate":"2026-07-14 13:17:24","problem_types":["CWE-476","CWE-476 CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":3.6},{"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":3.6}],"ssvcV203":[{"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","ssvcData":{"timestamp":"2025-10-01T19:26:33.271867Z","id":"CVE-2025-21846","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.12","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.130","matchCriteriaId":"3C51821A-8AA8-4B69-BB48-4EB0BADEB658"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.2","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.80","matchCriteriaId":"A93F3655-6FAF-43B0-8541-A212998F05B8"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.7","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.17","matchCriteriaId":"15370AEE-6D1C-49C3-8CB7-E889D5F92B6F"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.13","versionEndExcluding":"6.13.5","matchCriteriaId":"72E69ABB-9015-43A6-87E1-5150383CFFD9"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"186716B6-2B66-4BD0-852E-D48E71C0C85F"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"0D3E781C-403A-498F-9DA9-ECEE50F41E75"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"66619FB8-0AAF-4166-B2CF-67B24143261D"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2025","CveId":"21846","Ordinal":"1","Title":"acct: perform last write from workqueue","CVE":"CVE-2025-21846","Year":"2025"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2025","CveId":"21846","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nacct: perform last write from workqueue\n\nIn [1] it was reported that the acct(2) system call can be used to\ntrigger NULL deref in cases where it is set to write to a file that\ntriggers an internal lookup. 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