CVE-2025-21642NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV7.1OSV6.2
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.34%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 19
Latest updateMay 29

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: sysctl: sched: avoid using current->nsproxy Using the 'net' structure via 'current' is not recommended for different reasons. First, if the goal is to use it to read or write per-netns data, this is inconsistent with how the "generic" sysctl entries are doing: directly by only using pointers set to the table entry, e.g. table->data. Linked to that, the per-netns data should always be obtained from the table linked to t

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.6.316.6.72+2
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.12.10-1+1
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.8.0-60.63
CVEListV5linux/linuxdaad878a509d69da1761106cb48c091dfe9d522dc0e394fd6b887e84da17e38aaa6c1c104f9c86c2+4
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.12.10-1 (forky)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2025-21642 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux | cvebase