Vulnerability · Published Apr 16, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-22103net: fix NULL pointer dereference in l3mdev_l3_rcv

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-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 10% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.6% 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: fix NULL pointer dereference in l3mdev_l3_rcv When delete l3s ipvlan: ip link del link eth0 ipvlan1 type ipvlan mode l3s This may cause a null pointer dereference: Call trace: ip_rcv_finish+0x48/0xd0 ip_rcv+0x5c/0x100 __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x64/0xb0 __netif_receive_skb+0x20/0x80 process_backlog+0xb4/0x204 napi_poll+0xe8/0x294 net_rx_action+0xd8/0x22c __do_softirq+0x12c/0x354 This is because l3mdev_l3_rcv() visit dev->l3mdev_ops after ipvlan_l3s_unregister() assign the dev->l3mdev_ops to NULL. The process like this: (CPU1) | (CPU2) l3mdev_l3_rcv() | check dev->priv_flags: | master = skb->dev; | | | ipvlan_l3s_unregister() | set dev->priv_flags | dev->l3mdev_ops = NULL; | visit master->l3mdev_ops | To avoid this by do not set dev->l3mdev_ops when unregister l3s ipvlan.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.190-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-22103
Debian:13linux6.12.48-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-22103
Debian:13linux6.12.48-1DSA-6008-1
Debian:14linux6.16.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-202.212UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-202.212USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-106.106UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-106.106USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1119.126UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1119.126USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1050.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1050.53USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1USN-8095-4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1125.134UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1125.134USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1051.57UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1051.57USN-8125-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1USN-8126-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1124.133UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1124.133USN-8962-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1058.65UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1120.130USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1120.130UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1052.55USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1052.55UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1115.121UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1115.121USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1048.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1048.53USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1102.110UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1102.110USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1035.38USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-106.106~22.04.1USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-106.106~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1113.117USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1113.117UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1049.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1049.49USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1114.120USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1114.120UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1111.116USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1111.116UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-197.207USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-197.207UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-106.106.1USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-106.106.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1114.115UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1114.115USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1049.52USN-8100-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1049.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1USN-8100-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1049.52.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1049.52.1USN-8100-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1070.72UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1070.72USN-8963-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1059.59UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1059.59USN-8963-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1116.122USN-8961-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1116.122UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1047.48UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1047.48USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1USN-8095-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1050.54UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1050.54USN-8095-5
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-106.106~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1028.29UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1029.30USN-8261-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-22103

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux c675e06a98a474f7ad0af32ce467613da818da52 – before 1da52878f7fb74ace304f74325bb89e3e5546b55c675e06a98a474f7ad0af32ce467613da818da52 – before d97d6b1bd2b7f2a188d261d44c4519a13b8c406ac675e06a98a474f7ad0af32ce467613da818da52 – before 8da4d7f9141e8dbd3ece2f0e6930a0ea8812c862c675e06a98a474f7ad0af32ce467613da818da52 – before 52b44d8c653459c658b733d13658afdde45f6836c675e06a98a474f7ad0af32ce467613da818da52 – before 59599bce44af3df7a215ebc81cb166426e1c9204c675e06a98a474f7ad0af32ce467613da818da52 – before f9dff65140efc289f01bcf39c3ca66a8806b6132c675e06a98a474f7ad0af32ce467613da818da52 – before 0032c99e83b9ce6d5995d65900aa4b6ffb501cce
Linux Linux 5.1

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