CVE-2025-21970NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV5.9OSV4.7OSV4.4
EPSS
0.1%
top 76.27%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedApr 1
Latest updateOct 15

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Bridge, fix the crash caused by LAG state check When removing LAG device from bridge, NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER event is triggered. Driver finds the lower devices (PFs) to flush all the offloaded entries. And mlx5_lag_is_shared_fdb is checked, it returns false if one of PF is unloaded. In such case, mlx5_esw_bridge_lag_rep_get() and its caller return NULL, instead of the alive PF, and the flush is skipped. Besides, the bri

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

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.155.15.180+5
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.133-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-142.152+1
CVEListV5linux/linuxff9b7521468bc2909293c1cda66a245a49688f6ff90c4d6572488e2bad38cca00f1c59174a538a1a+6
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.133-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
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Ubuntu
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