#VU104978 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21742
Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104978
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21742
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the ipheth_rcvbulk_callback_ncm() function in drivers/net/usb/ipheth.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b619445dcb6dab97d8ed033fb57225aca1288c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86586dcb75cb8fd062a518aca8ee667938b91efb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb062178e1ce180e2cfdc9abc83a1b9fea381ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf1ac7f7cf601ac31d1580559c002b5e37b733b7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.14