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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Mar 27, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 14, 2025

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipvlan: ensure network headers are in skb linear part

syzbot found that ipvlan_process_v6_outbound() was assuming
the IPv6 network header isis present in skb->head [1]

Add the needed pskb_network_may_pull() calls for both
IPv4 and IPv6 handlers.

[1]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __ipv6_addr_type+0xa2/0x490 net/ipv6/addrconf_core.c:47
__ipv6_addr_type+0xa2/0x490 net/ipv6/addrconf_core.c:47
ipv6_addr_type include/net/ipv6.h:555 [inline]
ip6_route_output_flags_noref net/ipv6/route.c:2616 [inline]
ip6_route_output_flags+0x51/0x720 net/ipv6/route.c:2651
ip6_route_output include/net/ip6_route.h:93 [inline]
ipvlan_route_v6_outbound+0x24e/0x520 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:476
ipvlan_process_v6_outbound drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:491 [inline]
ipvlan_process_outbound drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:541 [inline]
ipvlan_xmit_mode_l3 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:605 [inline]
ipvlan_queue_xmit+0xd72/0x1780 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:671
ipvlan_start_xmit+0x5b/0x210 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c:223
__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5150 [inline]
netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5159 [inline]
xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3735 [inline]
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x247/0xa20 net/core/dev.c:3751
sch_direct_xmit+0x399/0xd40 net/sched/sch_generic.c:343
qdisc_restart net/sched/sch_generic.c:408 [inline]
__qdisc_run+0x14da/0x35d0 net/sched/sch_generic.c:416
qdisc_run+0x141/0x4d0 include/net/pkt_sched.h:127
net_tx_action+0x78b/0x940 net/core/dev.c:5484
handle_softirqs+0x1a0/0x7c0 kernel/softirq.c:561
__do_softirq+0x14/0x1a kernel/softirq.c:595
do_softirq+0x9a/0x100 kernel/softirq.c:462
__local_bh_enable_ip+0x9f/0xb0 kernel/softirq.c:389
local_bh_enable include/linux/bottom_half.h:33 [inline]
rcu_read_unlock_bh include/linux/rcupdate.h:919 [inline]
__dev_queue_xmit+0x2758/0x57d0 net/core/dev.c:4611
dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3311 [inline]
packet_xmit+0x9c/0x6c0 net/packet/af_packet.c:276
packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3132 [inline]
packet_sendmsg+0x93e0/0xa7e0 net/packet/af_packet.c:3164
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline]

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 27, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Mar 27, 2025
Last updated Apr 14, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(8th percentile)

Weaknesses

Use of Uninitialized Resource

The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2025-21891

GHSA ID

GHSA-fcmx-wvw9-587f

Source code

No known source code

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