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CVE-2025-21637MEDIUM
Linux Linux — sctp: sysctl: udp_port: avoid using current->nsproxy
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0021   11.7     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    046c052b475e7119b6a30e3483e2888fc606a2f8 –  —
  Linux    5.11 –                                      5.15.177
TIMELINE
  Dec 29  Reserved by Linux
  Jan 19  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-21637 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-476 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 6 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: sysctl: udp_port: avoid using current->nsproxy As mentioned in a previous commit of this series, using the 'net' structure via 'current' is not recommended for different reasons: - Inconsistency: getting info from the reader's/writer's netns vs only from the opener's netns. - current->nsproxy can be NULL in some cases, resulting in an 'Oops' (null-ptr-deref), e.g. when the current task is exiting, as spotted by syzbot [1] using acct(2). The 'net' structure can be obtained from the table->data using container_of(). Note that table->data could also be used directly, but that would increase the size of this fix, while 'sctp.ctl_sock' still needs to be retrieved from 'net' structure.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
December 29, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
January 19, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-21637 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux046c052b475e7119b6a30e3483e2888fc606a2f8
LinuxLinux5.115.15.177

Weaknesses

CWE-476

References (6)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-21637 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-476

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