Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-21718net: rose: fix timer races against user threads

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw 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 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: rose: fix timer races against user threads Rose timers only acquire the socket spinlock, without checking if the socket is owned by one user thread. Add a check and rearm the timers if needed. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in rose_timer_expiry+0x31d/0x360 net/rose/rose_timer.c:174 Read of size 2 at addr ffff88802f09b82a by task swapper/0/0 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc5-syzkaller-00172-gd1bf27c4e176 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 Call Trace: <IRQ> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:489 kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:602 rose_timer_expiry+0x31d/0x360 net/rose/rose_timer.c:174 call_timer_fn+0x187/0x650 kernel/time/timer.c:1793 expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1844 [inline] __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:2418 [inline] __run_timer_base+0x66a/0x8e0 kernel/time/timer.c:2430 run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2439 [inline] run_timer_softirq+0xb7/0x170 kernel/time/timer.c:2449 handle_softirqs+0x2d4/0x9b0 kernel/softirq.c:561 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:595 [inline] invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:435 [inline] __irq_exit_rcu+0xf7/0x220 kernel/softirq.c:662 irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x30 kernel/softirq.c:678 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1049 [inline] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa6/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1049 </IRQ>

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.129-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21718
Debian:13linux6.12.13-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21718
Debian:14linux6.12.13-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-140.150USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-140.150UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-64.67UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1084.91USN-7510-7
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1084.91UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1032.34UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1032.34~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1089.98UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1089.98USN-7510-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1034.39UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1034.39~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1089.98.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1022.23UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1083.92UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1083.92USN-7511-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1033.35UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1033.35~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1081.87USN-7511-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1081.87UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1028.32UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1066.74USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1066.74UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1015.17UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-26.26~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-64.67~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1076.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1076.79USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1029.29UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1029.29~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1079.85USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1079.85UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1080.85UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1080.85USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-140.150UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-140.150USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-64.67.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-64.67.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1078.79USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1078.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1031.34UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1031.34~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1031.34.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1037.37UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1037.37USN-7510-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1026.26USN-7510-7
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1026.26UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1031.31UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1081.87UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1081.87USN-7510-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1029.30UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1029.30~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1078.81USN-7510-7
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1078.81UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1031.35UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-64.67~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1050.54UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21718

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 52f5aff33ca73b2c2fa93f40a3de308012e63cf41da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 0d5bca3be27bfcf8f980f2fed49b6cbb7dafe4a11da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 1409b45d4690308c502c6caf22f01c3c205b47171da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before f55c88e3ca5939a6a8a329024aed8f3d98eea8e41da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 51c128ba038cf1b79d605cbee325919b45ab95a51da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 1992fb261c90e9827cf5dc3115d89bb0853252c91da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 58051a284ac18a3bb815aac6289a679903ddcc3f1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 5de7665e0a0746b5ad7943554b34db8f8614a196
Linux Linux 2.6.12

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