CVE-2025-21709Use of Uninitialized Variable in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 27

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel: be more careful about dup_mmap() failures and uprobe registering If a memory allocation fails during dup_mmap(), the maple tree can be left in an unsafe state for other iterators besides the exit path. All the locks are dropped before the exit_mmap() call (in mm/mmap.c), but the incomplete mm_struct can be reached through (at least) the rmap finding the vmas which have a pointer back to the mm_struct. Up to this point

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 Packages4 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.86.13.2
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.16.3-1
CVEListV5linux/linuxd2406291483775ecddaee929231a39c70c08fda274c2471eb891a7dcb3874b21c106cda75f52be30+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.16.3-1 (forky)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2025-21709: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel: be more careful about dup_mmap() failures and uprobe registering If a memo2025-02-27
GHSA
GHSA-vh2p-4gfm-v9v7: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel: be more careful about dup_mmap() failures and uprobe registering If a me2025-02-27

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: kernel: be more careful about dup_mmap() failures and uprobe registering2025-02-27
Debian
CVE-2025-21709: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel: be ...2025
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