CVE-2025-21715

Feb. 27, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

7.8
High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: davicom: fix UAF in dm9000_drv_remove dm is netdev private data and it cannot be used after free_netdev() call. Using dm after free_netdev() can cause UAF bug. Fix it by moving free_netdev() at the end of the function. This is similar to the issue fixed in commit ad297cd2db89 ("net: qcom/emac: fix UAF in emac_remove"). This bug is detected by our static analysis tool.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Linux kernel
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Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-416
Use After Free
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19e65c45a1507a1a2926649d2db3583ed9d55fd9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2013c95df6752d9c88221d0f0f37b6f197969390
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a54367a7c2378c65aaa4d3cfd952f26adef7aa7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c411f9a5fdc9158e8f7c57eac961d3df3eb4d8ca
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c94ab07edc2843e2f3d46dbd82e5c681503aaadf

Tags

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CWE-416
2025-02-27
CVE-2025-21715

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Feb. 27, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Feb. 27, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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