CVE-2025-21701
7.8 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2025-21701 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 13, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. 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:
net: avoid race between device unregistration and ethnl ops
The following trace can be seen if a device is being unregistered while
its number of channels are being modified.
DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock)
WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 3754 at kernel/locking/mutex.c:564 __mutex_lock+0xc8a/0x1120
CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 3754 Comm: ethtool Not tainted 6.13.0-rc6+ #771
RIP: 0010:__mutex_lock+0xc8a/0x1120
Call Trace:
<TASK>
ethtool_check_max_channel+0x1ea/0x880
ethnl_set_channels+0x3c3/0xb10
ethnl_default_set_doit+0x306/0x650
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x1e3/0x2c0
genl_rcv_msg+0x432/0x6f0
netlink_rcv_skb+0x13d/0x3b0
genl_rcv+0x28/0x40
netlink_unicast+0x42e/0x720
netlink_sendmsg+0x765/0xc20
__sys_sendto+0x3ac/0x420
__x64_sys_sendto+0xe0/0x1c0
do_syscall_64+0x95/0x180
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
This is because unregister_netdevice_many_notify might run before th
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 | >= 5.10.87, < 5.11 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-21701?
CVE-2025-21701 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 13, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2025-21701?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-21701?
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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