Vulnerability · Published Jan 19, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-21635rds: sysctl: rds_tcp_{rcv,snd}buf: avoid using current->nsproxy

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity null pointer dereference in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rds: sysctl: rds_tcp_{rcv,snd}buf: avoid using current->nsproxy As mentioned in a previous commit of this series, using the 'net' structure via 'current' is not recommended for different reasons: - Inconsistency: getting info from the reader's/writer's netns vs only from the opener's netns. - current->nsproxy can be NULL in some cases, resulting in an 'Oops' (null-ptr-deref), e.g. when the current task is exiting, as spotted by syzbot [1] using acct(2). The per-netns structure can be obtained from the table->data using container_of(), then the 'net' one can be retrieved from the listen socket (if available).

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-21635
Debian:13linux6.12.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21635
Debian:14linux6.12.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-60.63UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1029.31UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1029.31~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1029.34UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1029.34~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1030.32UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1030.32~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1025.29UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1012.14UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-21.21~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-60.63~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1026.26UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1026.26~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-60.63.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-60.63.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1028.31UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1028.31~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1028.31.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1028.28UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1026.27UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1026.27~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1028.32UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-60.63.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-62.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21635

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux c6a58ffed53612be86b758df1cdb0b0f4305e9cb – before 6f353c2230c199f343406c08482940ec5d8ba89cc6a58ffed53612be86b758df1cdb0b0f4305e9cb – before 33b3e09a489a31b30342b77cc55290f025d95c7ec6a58ffed53612be86b758df1cdb0b0f4305e9cb – before de8d6de0ee27be4b2b1e5b06f04aeacbabbba492c6a58ffed53612be86b758df1cdb0b0f4305e9cb – before 7f5611cbc4871c7fb1ad36c2e5a9edad63dca95c
Linux Linux 4.6

Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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