CVE-2025-21678 — Linux vulnerability
67 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV5.9
EPSS
0.0%
top 91.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 31
Latest updateJul 17
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gtp: Destroy device along with udp socket's netns dismantle.
gtp_newlink() links the device to a list in dev_net(dev) instead of
src_net, where a udp tunnel socket is created.
Even when src_net is removed, the device stays alive on dev_net(dev).
Then, removing src_net triggers the splat below. [0]
In this example, gtp0 is created in ns2, and the udp socket is created
in ns1.
ip netns add ns1
ip netns add ns2
ip -n ns1 link …
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 Packages6 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux459aa660eb1d8ce67080da1983bb81d716aa5a69 — c986380c1d5274c4d5e935addc807d6791cc23eb+7