CVE-2025-21973NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
7.1HIGHNVD
OSV5.9
EPSS
0.1%
top 84.01%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedApr 1
Latest updateJul 8

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: bnxt: fix kernel panic in the bnxt_get_queue_stats{rx | tx} When qstats-get operation is executed, callbacks of netdev_stats_ops are called. The bnxt_get_queue_stats{rx | tx} collect per-queue stats from sw_stats in the rings. But {rx | tx | cp}_ring are allocated when the interface is up. So, these rings are not allocated when the interface is down. The qstats-get is allowed even if the interface is down. However, the b

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages4 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.96.12.20+2
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.12.20-1+1
CVEListV5linux/linuxaf7b3b4adda592cb49e202f3617454d5dda4c5b5f059a0fd733078c3832fd0f3a3037aa5975d3d36+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.12.20-1 (forky)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

6
OSV
linux-azure, linux-azure-6.11 vulnerabilities2025-07-08
OSV
linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 vulnerabilities2025-07-04
OSV
linux-oem-6.11 vulnerabilities2025-06-30
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.11, linux-hwe-6.11, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux-realtime vulnerabilities2025-06-30
OSV
CVE-2025-21973: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: bnxt: fix kernel panic in the bnxt_get_queue_stats{rx | tx} When qstats-get o2025-04-01

📋Vendor Advisories

6
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2025-07-08
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities2025-07-04
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2025-06-30
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities2025-06-30
Red Hat
kernel: eth: bnxt: fix kernel panic in the bnxt_get_queue_stats{rx | tx}2025-04-01
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