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CVE-2025-22103

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Apr 16, 2025 linux CWE-476 EPSS 0.19% (9th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2025-22103 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on April 16, 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:

net: fix NULL pointer dereference in l3mdev_l3_rcv

When delete l3s ipvlan:

ip link del link eth0 ipvlan1 type ipvlan mode l3s

This may cause a null pointer dereference:

Call trace:

ip_rcv_finish+0x48/0xd0

ip_rcv+0x5c/0x100

__netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x64/0xb0

__netif_receive_skb+0x20/0x80

process_backlog+0xb4/0x204

napi_poll+0xe8/0x294

net_rx_action+0xd8/0x22c

__do_softirq+0x12c/0x354

This is because l3mdev_l3_rcv() visit dev->l3mdev_ops after

ipvlan_l3s_unregister() assign the dev->l3mdev_ops to NULL. The process

like this:

(CPU1) | (CPU2)

l3mdev_l3_rcv() |

check dev->priv_flags: |

master = skb->dev; |

|

| ipvlan_l3s_unregister()

| set dev->priv_flags

| dev->l3mdev_ops = NULL;

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 >= 5.1, < 6.12.46 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-22103?

CVE-2025-22103 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on April 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-22103?

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-2025-22103?

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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