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CVE-2025-21760

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ndisc: extend RCU protection in ndisc_send_skb() ndisc_send_skb() can be called without RTNL or RCU held. Acquire rcu_read_lock() earlier, so that we can use dev_net_rcu() and avoid a potential UAF.

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed6ae1f325d3c43966ec1b62ac1459e2b8e45640

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e24d225e4cb8cf108bde00b76594499b98f0a74d

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae38982f521621c216fc2f5182cd091f4734641d

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9319d800b5701e7f5e3fa71a5b7c4831fc20d6d

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789230e5a8c1097301afc802e242c79bc8835c67

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d576202b90b1b95a7c428a80b536f91b8201bcc

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10a1f3fece2f0d23a3a618b72b2b4e6f408ef7d1

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e05112f10354ffc3bb6cc796d553bab161594c

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-02-27

Updated: 2026-07-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00016

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