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CVE-2025-21765MEDIUM
Linux Linux — ipv6: use RCU protection in ip6_default_advmss()
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0059   45.7     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    5578689a4e3c04f2d43ea39736fd3fa396d80c6e –  —
  Linux    2.6.26 –                                    5.4.291
TIMELINE
  Dec 29  Reserved by Linux
  Feb 27  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-21765 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 13 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: use RCU protection in ip6_default_advmss() ip6_default_advmss() needs rcu protection to make sure the net structure it reads does not disappear.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
December 29, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
February 27, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-21765 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux5578689a4e3c04f2d43ea39736fd3fa396d80c6e
LinuxLinux2.6.265.4.291

References (13)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-21765 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2025-21765 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.