CVE-2025-21870: ASoC: SOF: ipc4-topology: Harden loops for looking up ALH copiers
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Hardening of loop bounds checking in ASoC SOF IPC4 topology ALH copier lookup code.
- Who is affected
- Systems running Linux kernel with ASoC SOF audio driver and IPC4 topology support.
- Urgency
- Medium severity; not exploited; audio driver stability and bounds checking improvement.
- Action
- Apply Linux kernel patch addressing CVE-2025-21870 to harden ALH copier loops.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21870
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-218700.19% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 9% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-21870 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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