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CVE-2025-21676 MEDIUM

Published: 2025-01-31 | Last Modified: 2026-07-14 | Status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fec: handle page_pool_dev_alloc_pages error The fec_enet_update_cbd function calls page_pool_dev_alloc_pages but did not handle the case when it returned NULL. There was a WARN_ON(!new_page) but it would still proceed to use the NULL pointer and then crash. This case does seem somewhat rare but when the system is under memory pressure it can happen. One case where I can duplicate this with some frequency is when writing over a smbd share to a SATA HDD attached to an imx6q. Setting /proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes to higher values also seems to solve the problem for my test case. But it still seems wrong that the fec driver ignores the memory allocation error and can crash. This commit handles the allocation error by dropping the current packet.

Additional Descriptions (1)

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net: fec: handle page_pool_dev_alloc_pages error La función fec_enet_update_cbd llama a page_pool_dev_alloc_pages pero no gestionó el caso cuando devolvió NULL. Hubo un WARN_ON(!new_page) pero aún así procedería a usar el puntero NULL y luego fallaría. Este caso parece algo raro, pero cuando el sistema está bajo presión de memoria puede suceder. Un caso en el que puedo duplicar esto con cierta frecuencia es cuando escribo sobre un recurso compartido smbd en un HDD SATA conectado a un imx6q. Establecer /proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes en valores más altos también parece resolver el problema para mi caso de prueba. Pero todavía parece incorrecto que el controlador fec ignore el error de asignación de memoria y pueda fallar. Esta confirmación gestiona el error de asignación descartando el paquete actual.

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 0x702ba70f7180> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702ba70f4600> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.13 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702ba70f6100> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.13 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdd462b00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.13 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702ba70f4a80> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.13 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc0d2900> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.13 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdcc9a340> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.13 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702ba70f4e80> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.13 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bde495500> 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: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:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

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