CVE-2025-21683
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2025-21683 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on January 31, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix bpf_sk_select_reuseport() memory leak
As pointed out in the original comment, lookup in sockmap can return a TCP
ESTABLISHED socket. Such TCP socket may have had SO_ATTACH_REUSEPORT_EBPF
set before it was ESTABLISHED. In other words, a non-NULL sk_reuseport_cb
does not imply a non-refcounted socket.
Drop sk's reference in both error paths.
unreferenced object 0xffff888101911800 (size 2048):
comm "test_progs", pid 44109, jiffies 4297131437
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
80 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace (crc 9336483b):
__kmalloc_noprof+0x3bf/0x560
__reuseport_alloc+0x1d/0x40
reuseport_alloc+0xca/0x150
reuseport_attach_prog+0x87/0x140
sk_reuseport_attach_bpf+0xc8/0x100
sk_setsockopt+0x1181/0x1990
do_sock_setsockopt+0x12b/0x160
__sys_setsockopt+0x7b/0xc0
__x
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.8, < 5.15.177 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-21683?
CVE-2025-21683 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on January 31, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2025-21683?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-21683?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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