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"en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nax25: rcu protect dev->ax25_ptr\n\nsyzbot found a lockdep issue [1].\n\nWe should remove ax25 RTNL dependency in ax25_setsockopt()\n\nThis should also fix a variety of possible UAF in ax25.\n\n[1]\n\nWARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected\n6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-00762-g9268abe611b0 #0 Not tainted\n------------------------------------------------------\nsyz.5.1818/12806 is trying to acquire lock:\n ffffffff8fcb3988 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ax25_setsockopt+0xa55/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:680\n\nbut task is already holding lock:\n ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1618 [inline]\n ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: ax25_setsockopt+0x209/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:574\n\nwhich lock already depends on the new lock.\n\nthe existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:\n\n-> #1 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}:\n lock_acquire+0x1ed/0x550 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5849\n lock_sock_nested+0x48/0x100 net/core/sock.c:3642\n lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1618 [inline]\n ax25_kill_by_device net/ax25/af_ax25.c:101 [inline]\n ax25_device_event+0x24d/0x580 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:146\n notifier_call_chain+0x1a5/0x3f0 kernel/notifier.c:85\n __dev_notify_flags+0x207/0x400\n dev_change_flags+0xf0/0x1a0 net/core/dev.c:9026\n dev_ifsioc+0x7c8/0xe70 net/core/dev_ioctl.c:563\n dev_ioctl+0x719/0x1340 net/core/dev_ioctl.c:820\n sock_do_ioctl+0x240/0x460 net/socket.c:1234\n sock_ioctl+0x626/0x8e0 net/socket.c:1339\n vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]\n __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:906 [inline]\n __se_sys_ioctl+0xf5/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:892\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n\n-> #0 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:\n check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3161 [inline]\n check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3280 [inline]\n validate_chain+0x18ef/0x5920 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3904\n __lock_acquire+0x1397/0x2100 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5226\n lock_acquire+0x1ed/0x550 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5849\n __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:585 [inline]\n __mutex_lock+0x1ac/0xee0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:735\n ax25_setsockopt+0xa55/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:680\n do_sock_setsockopt+0x3af/0x720 net/socket.c:2324\n __sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2349 [inline]\n __do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2355 [inline]\n __se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2352 [inline]\n __x64_sys_setsockopt+0x1ee/0x280 net/socket.c:2352\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n\nother info that might help us debug this:\n\n Possible unsafe locking scenario:\n\n CPU0 CPU1\n ---- ----\n lock(sk_lock-AF_AX25);\n lock(rtnl_mutex);\n lock(sk_lock-AF_AX25);\n lock(rtnl_mutex);\n\n *** DEADLOCK ***\n\n1 lock held by syz.5.1818/12806:\n #0: ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1618 [inline]\n #0: ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: ax25_setsockopt+0x209/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:574\n\nstack backtrace:\nCPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 12806 Comm: syz.5.1818 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-00762-g9268abe611b0 #0\nHardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]\n dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120\n print_circular_bug+0x13a/0x1b0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2074\n check_noncircular+0x36a/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2206\n check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3161 [inline]\n check_prevs_add kernel/lockin\n---truncated---"}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: ax25: rcu protect dev-&gt;ax25_ptr syzbot encontr\u00f3 un problema de lockdep [1]. Deber\u00edamos eliminar la dependencia RTNL de ax25 en ax25_setsockopt(). Esto tambi\u00e9n deber\u00eda solucionar una variedad de posibles UAF en ax25. [1] ADVERTENCIA: se detect\u00f3 una posible dependencia de bloqueo circular 6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-00762-g9268abe611b0 #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz.5.1818/12806 is trying to acquire lock: ffffffff8fcb3988 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ax25_setsockopt+0xa55/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:680 but task is already holding lock: ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1618 [inline] ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: ax25_setsockopt+0x209/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:574 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -&gt; #1 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}: lock_acquire+0x1ed/0x550 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5849 lock_sock_nested+0x48/0x100 net/core/sock.c:3642 lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1618 [inline] ax25_kill_by_device net/ax25/af_ax25.c:101 [inline] ax25_device_event+0x24d/0x580 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:146 notifier_call_chain+0x1a5/0x3f0 kernel/notifier.c:85 __dev_notify_flags+0x207/0x400 dev_change_flags+0xf0/0x1a0 net/core/dev.c:9026 dev_ifsioc+0x7c8/0xe70 net/core/dev_ioctl.c:563 dev_ioctl+0x719/0x1340 net/core/dev_ioctl.c:820 sock_do_ioctl+0x240/0x460 net/socket.c:1234 sock_ioctl+0x626/0x8e0 net/socket.c:1339 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:906 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xf5/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:892 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -&gt; #0 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3161 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3280 [inline] validate_chain+0x18ef/0x5920 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3904 __lock_acquire+0x1397/0x2100 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5226 lock_acquire+0x1ed/0x550 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5849 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:585 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1ac/0xee0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:735 ax25_setsockopt+0xa55/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:680 do_sock_setsockopt+0x3af/0x720 net/socket.c:2324 __sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2349 [inline] __do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2355 [inline] __se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2352 [inline] __x64_sys_setsockopt+0x1ee/0x280 net/socket.c:2352 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f other info that might help us debug this: Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(sk_lock-AF_AX25); lock(rtnl_mutex); lock(sk_lock-AF_AX25); lock(rtnl_mutex); *** DEADLOCK *** 1 lock held by syz.5.1818/12806: #0: ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1618 [inline] #0: ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: ax25_setsockopt+0x209/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:574 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 12806 Comm: syz.5.1818 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-00762-g9268abe611b0 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug+0x13a/0x1b0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2074 check_noncircular+0x36a/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2206 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3161 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/lockin ---truncated--- "}], "id": "CVE-2025-21812", "lastModified": "2025-03-21T18:30:33.520", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2025-02-27T20:16:03.783", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2802ed4ced27ebd474828fc67ffd7d66f11e3605"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7705d8a7f2c26c80973c81093db07c6022b2b30e"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8937f5e38a218531dce2a89fae60e3adcc2311e1"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95fc45d1dea8e1253f8ec58abc5befb71553d666"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2531db6de3c95551be58878f859c6a053b7eb2e"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-416"}], "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: ax25: rcu protect dev->ax25_ptr", "id": "2348910", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2348910"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "7.8", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-416", "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nax25: rcu protect dev->ax25_ptr\nsyzbot found a lockdep issue [1].\nWe should remove ax25 RTNL dependency in ax25_setsockopt()\nThis should also fix a variety of possible UAF in ax25.\n[1]\nWARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected\n6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-00762-g9268abe611b0 #0 Not tainted\n------------------------------------------------------\nsyz.5.1818/12806 is trying to acquire lock:\nffffffff8fcb3988 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ax25_setsockopt+0xa55/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:680\nbut task is already holding lock:\nffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1618 [inline]\nffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: ax25_setsockopt+0x209/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:574\nwhich lock already depends on the new lock.\nthe existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:\n-> #1 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}:\nlock_acquire+0x1ed/0x550 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5849\nlock_sock_nested+0x48/0x100 net/core/sock.c:3642\nlock_sock include/net/sock.h:1618 [inline]\nax25_kill_by_device net/ax25/af_ax25.c:101 [inline]\nax25_device_event+0x24d/0x580 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:146\nnotifier_call_chain+0x1a5/0x3f0 kernel/notifier.c:85\n__dev_notify_flags+0x207/0x400\ndev_change_flags+0xf0/0x1a0 net/core/dev.c:9026\ndev_ifsioc+0x7c8/0xe70 net/core/dev_ioctl.c:563\ndev_ioctl+0x719/0x1340 net/core/dev_ioctl.c:820\nsock_do_ioctl+0x240/0x460 net/socket.c:1234\nsock_ioctl+0x626/0x8e0 net/socket.c:1339\nvfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]\n__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:906 [inline]\n__se_sys_ioctl+0xf5/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:892\ndo_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]\ndo_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83\nentry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n-> #0 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:\ncheck_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3161 [inline]\ncheck_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3280 [inline]\nvalidate_chain+0x18ef/0x5920 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3904\n__lock_acquire+0x1397/0x2100 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5226\nlock_acquire+0x1ed/0x550 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5849\n__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:585 [inline]\n__mutex_lock+0x1ac/0xee0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:735\nax25_setsockopt+0xa55/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:680\ndo_sock_setsockopt+0x3af/0x720 net/socket.c:2324\n__sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2349 [inline]\n__do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2355 [inline]\n__se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2352 [inline]\n__x64_sys_setsockopt+0x1ee/0x280 net/socket.c:2352\ndo_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]\ndo_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83\nentry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\nother info that might help us debug this:\nPossible unsafe locking scenario:\nCPU0 CPU1\n---- ----\nlock(sk_lock-AF_AX25);\nlock(rtnl_mutex);\nlock(sk_lock-AF_AX25);\nlock(rtnl_mutex);\n*** DEADLOCK ***\n1 lock held by syz.5.1818/12806:\n#0: ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1618 [inline]\n#0: ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: ax25_setsockopt+0x209/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:574\nstack backtrace:\nCPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 12806 Comm: syz.5.1818 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-00762-g9268abe611b0 #0\nHardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024\nCall Trace:\n<TASK>\n__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]\ndump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120\nprint_circular_bug+0x13a/0x1b0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2074\ncheck_noncircular+0x36a/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2206\ncheck_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3161 [inline]\ncheck_prevs_add kernel/lockin\n---truncated---"], "name": "CVE-2025-21812", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2025-02-27T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21812\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21812\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025022754-CVE-2025-21812-9b17@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Important"}