{"cve":"CVE-2025-21859","nvd":{"published":"2025-03-12T10:15:18.853","modified":"2026-10-15T02:17:39.083","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nUSB: gadget: f_midi: f_midi_complete to call queue_work\n\nWhen using USB MIDI, a lock is attempted to be acquired twice through a\nre-entrant call to f_midi_transmit, causing a deadlock.\n\nFix it by using queue_work() to schedule the inner f_midi_transmit() via\na high priority work queue from the completion handler.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-667"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f10923404705a94891e612dff3b75e828a78368","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24a942610ee9bafb2692a456ae850c5b2e409b05","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab37fcb42832cdd3e9d5e50653285ca84d6686f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/727dee0857946b85232526de4f5a957fe163e89a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8aa6b4be1f4efccbfc533e6ec8841d26e4fa8dba"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:00:17.429720821+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-21859","score":0.00191,"percentile":0.08662,"date":"2026-10-26"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}