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Linux Linux — RDMA/bnxt_re: Add sanity checks on rdev validity
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0020 10.4 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux cc5b9b48d44756a87170f3901c6c2fd99e6b89b2 – —
Linux 6.12 – 6.12.18
TIMELINE
Dec 29 Reserved by Linux
Apr 1 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-21901 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/bnxt_re: Add sanity checks on rdev validity
There is a possibility that ulp_irq_stop and ulp_irq_start
callbacks will be called when the device is in detached state.
This can cause a crash due to NULL pointer dereference as
the rdev is already freed.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| December 29, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| April 1, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-21901 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | cc5b9b48d44756a87170f3901c6c2fd99e6b89b2 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.12 | 6.12.18 |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2025-21901 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.