Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: openvswitch: use RCU protection in ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info() ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info() can be called without RTNL or RCU. Use RCU protection and dev_net_rcu() to avoid potential UAF.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-02-27T02:18:14.054Z

Last Modified :

2025-11-03T19:37:08.745Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-21761 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-21761.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5828937742af74666192835d657095d95c53dbd0 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e01abc34e87abd091e619161a20f54ed4e3e2da cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ec57509c36c8b9a23e50b7858dda0c520a2d074 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90b2f49a502fa71090d9f4fe29a2f51fe5dff76d cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a849a10de5e04d798f7f286a2f1ca174719a617a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8816b3f1f151373fd30f1996f00480126c8bb11 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a884f57600e463f69d7b279c4598b865260b62a1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e85a25d1a9985645e796039e843d1de581d2de1e cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025022604-CVE-2025-21761-218b@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21761 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21761 cve-icon
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