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CVE-2025-21639 MEDIUM

Published: 2025-01-19 | Last Modified: 2026-05-12 | Status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: sysctl: rto_min/max: avoid using current->nsproxy As mentioned in a previous commit of this series, using the 'net' structure via 'current' is not recommended for different reasons: - Inconsistency: getting info from the reader's/writer's netns vs only from the opener's netns. - current->nsproxy can be NULL in some cases, resulting in an 'Oops' (null-ptr-deref), e.g. when the current task is exiting, as spotted by syzbot [1] using acct(2). The 'net' structure can be obtained from the table->data using container_of(). Note that table->data could also be used directly, as this is the only member needed from the 'net' structure, but that would increase the size of this fix, to use '*data' everywhere 'net->sctp.rto_min/max' is used.

Additional Descriptions (1)

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: sctp: sysctl: rto_min/max: evitar usar current->nsproxy Como se mencionó en un commit anterior de esta serie, no se recomienda usar la estructura 'net' a través de 'current' por diferentes razones: - Inconsistencia: obtener información de los netns del lector/escritor vs solo de los netns del abridor. - current->nsproxy puede ser NULL en algunos casos, lo que resulta en un 'Oops' (null-ptr-deref), por ejemplo cuando la tarea actual está saliendo, como lo detectó syzbot [1] usando acct(2). La estructura 'net' se puede obtener de table->data usando Container_of(). Tenga en cuenta que table->data también se puede usar directamente, ya que este es el único miembro necesario de la estructura 'net', pero eso aumentaría el tamaño de esta corrección, para usar '*data' en todos los lugares donde se usa 'net->sctp.rto_min/max'.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 3.6

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-476
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 Secondary
en CWE-476

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3408c8980> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd39c4e3500> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd2db0e7580> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.13 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd368661280> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.13 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36b57c980> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.13 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36b57f840> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.13 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384639b40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.13 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384dd2a40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.13 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3867131c0> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References