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CVE-2025-21973
published 2025-04-01

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 operation…

PriorityP429high7.1CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAH
EPSS
0.18%
7.6th percentile
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 bnxt_get_queue_stats{rx | tx}() accesses cp_ring and tx_ring without null check. So, it needs to avoid accessing rings if the interface is down. Reproducer: ip link set $interface down ./cli.py --spec netdev.yaml --dump qstats-get OR ip link set $interface down python ./stats.py Splat looks like: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 1680fa067 P4D 1680fa067 PUD 16be3b067 PMD 0 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1495 Comm: python3 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc4+ #32 5cd0f999d5a15c574ac72b3e4b907341 Hardware name: ASUS System Product Name/PRIME Z690-P D4, BIOS 0603 11/01/2021 RIP: 0010:bnxt_get_queue_stats_rx+0xf/0x70 [bnxt_en] Code: c6 87 b5 18 00 00 02 eb a2 66 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 44 01 RSP: 0018:ffffabef43cdb7e0 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffffc04c8710 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffffabef43cdb858 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8d504e850000 RBP: ffff8d506c9f9c00 R08: 0000000000000004 R09: ffff8d506bcd901c R10: 0000000000000015 R11: ffff8d506bcd9000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffffabef43cdb8c0 R14: ffff8d504e850000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f2c5462b080(0000) GS:ffff8d575f600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000167fd0000 CR4: 00000000007506f0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: ? __die+0x20/0x70 ? page_fault_oops+0x15a

Affected

10 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.12.20-1 (forky)linux 6.12.20-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= af7b3b4adda592cb49e202f3617454d5dda4c5b5 < f059a0fd733078c3832fd0f3a3037aa5975d3d36f059a0fd733078c3832fd0f3a3037aa5975d3d36
linuxlinux>= af7b3b4adda592cb49e202f3617454d5dda4c5b5 < adb830085f0fc3a09a0fc8b64fed2e7c8d244665adb830085f0fc3a09a0fc8b64fed2e7c8d244665
linuxlinux>= af7b3b4adda592cb49e202f3617454d5dda4c5b5 < f09af5fdfbd9b0fcee73aab1116904c53b199e97f09af5fdfbd9b0fcee73aab1116904c53b199e97
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.20-16.12.20-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.20-16.12.20-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.13.86.13.8
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.9 < 6.12.206.12.20

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
osv7.1HIGH
vendor_debian7.1LOW
vendor_redhat7.1HIGH
vendor_ubuntu5.9MEDIUM
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