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CVE-2025-21764

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ndisc: use RCU protection in ndisc_alloc_skb() ndisc_alloc_skb() can be called without RTNL or RCU being held. Add RCU protection to avoid possible 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/cd1065f92eb7ff21b9ba5308a86f33d1670bf926

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c30893ef3d9cde8e7e8e4fd06b53d2c935bbccb1

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbec88e4108e8d6fb468d3817fa652140a44ff28

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b870256dd2a5648d5ed2f22316b3ac29a7e5ed63

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e0ec817eb41a55327a46cd3ce331a9868d60304

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96fc896d0e5b37c12808df797397fb16f3080879

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/628e6d18930bbd21f2d4562228afe27694f66da9

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c2d705f5adf5d860aaef90cb4211c0fde2ba66d

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-02-27

Updated: 2026-05-12

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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