CVE-2025-21972
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 5.15-6.12.19, 6.13.0-6.13.7 - Use-After-Free in MCTP Packet Reassembly
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mctp: unshare packets when reassembling Ensure that the frag_list used for reassembly isn't shared with other packets. This avoids incorrect reassembly when packets are cloned, and prevents a memory leak due to circular references between fragments and their skb_shared_info. The upcoming MCTP-over-USB driver uses skb_clone which can trigger the problem - other MCTP drivers don't share SKBs. A kunit test is added to reproduce the issue.
References (3)
Core 3
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
4.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (12)
linux/Kernel
5.15.0 - 6.12.20linux
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.13.8linux
Linux/Linux
< 5.15
Linux/Linux
4a992bbd365094730a31bae1e12a6ca695336d57 - 5c47d5bfa7b096cf8890afac32141c578583f8e0
Linux/Linux
4a992bbd365094730a31bae1e12a6ca695336d57 - f44fff3d3c6cd67b6f348b821d73c4d6888c7a6e
Linux/Linux
4a992bbd365094730a31bae1e12a6ca695336d57 - f5d83cf0eeb90fade4d5c4d17d24b8bee9ceeecc
Linux/Linux
5.15
Linux/Linux
6.12.20 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux
6.13.8 - 6.13.*
Linux/Linux
6.14
... and 2 more
Published
Apr 01, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026