#VU105082 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21758
Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105082
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-2025-21758
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the mld_newpack() function in net/ipv6/mcast.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/1b91c597b0214b1b462eb627ec02658c944623f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25195f9d5ffcc8079ad743a50c0409dbdc48d98a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a527750d877fd334de87eef81f1cb5f0f0ca3373
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d60d493b0e65647e0335e6a7c4547abcea7df8e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8af3632a7f2da83e27b083f787bced1faba00b1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.129