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Vulnerability · Published Mar 12, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-21848nfp: bpf: Add check for nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc()

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: nfp: bpf: Add check for nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc() Add check for the return value of nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc() in nfp_bpf_cmsg_alloc() to prevent null pointer dereference.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.133-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21848
Debian:12linux6.1.133-1DSA-5900-1
Debian:13linux6.12.17-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21848
Debian:14linux6.12.17-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-140.150UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-78.78UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1084.91UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1035.37UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1035.37~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1089.98UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1034.39UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1034.39~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1089.98.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1022.23UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1083.92UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1036.38UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1036.38~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1081.87UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1032.36UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1066.74UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1019.21UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-26.26~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-78.78~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1076.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1033.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1033.33~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1079.85UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1080.85UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-140.150UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-78.78.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-78.78.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1078.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1035.38~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1035.38.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1037.37UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1026.26UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1081.87UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1032.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1032.33~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1078.81UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1035.39UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-78.78~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1050.54UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21848

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux ff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c – before d64c6ca420019712e194fe095b55f87363e22a9aff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c – before e976ea6c5e1b005c64467cbf94a8577aae9c7d81ff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c – before 924b239f9704566e0d86abd894d2d64bd73c11ebff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c – before 1358d8e07afdf21d49ca6f00c56048442977e00aff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c – before 29ccb1e4040da6ff02b7e64efaa2f8e6bf06020dff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c – before 897c32cd763fd11d0b6ed024c52f44d2475bb820ff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c – before bd97f60750bb581f07051f98e31dfda59d3a783bff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c – before 878e7b11736e062514e58f3b445ff343e6705537
Linux Linux 4.16

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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