Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21853
Published: March 12, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105651
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21853
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the bpf_map_mmap() function in kernel/bpf/syscall.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-21853
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/271e49f8a58edba65bc2b1250a0abaa98c4bfdbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29cfda62ab4d92ab94123813db49ab76c1e61b29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc27c52eea189e8f7492d40739b7746d67b65beb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d95607a5f2f9bb08194c9deaf4a5f3e8ba59a9d4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.17