CVE-2025-21891 DetailDescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvlan: ensure network headers are in skb linear part syzbot found that ipvlan_process_v6_outbound() was assuming the IPv6 network header isis present in skb->head [1] Add the needed pskb_network_may_pull() calls for both IPv4 and IPv6 handlers. [1] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __ipv6_addr_type+0xa2/0x490 net/ipv6/addrconf_core.c:47 __ipv6_addr_type+0xa2/0x490 net/ipv6/addrconf_core.c:47 ipv6_addr_type include/net/ipv6.h:555 [inline] ip6_route_output_flags_noref net/ipv6/route.c:2616 [inline] ip6_route_output_flags+0x51/0x720 net/ipv6/route.c:2651 ip6_route_output include/net/ip6_route.h:93 [inline] ipvlan_route_v6_outbound+0x24e/0x520 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:476 ipvlan_process_v6_outbound drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:491 [inline] ipvlan_process_outbound drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:541 [inline] ipvlan_xmit_mode_l3 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:605 [inline] ipvlan_queue_xmit+0xd72/0x1780 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c:671 ipvlan_start_xmit+0x5b/0x210 drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c:223 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5150 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5159 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3735 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x247/0xa20 net/core/dev.c:3751 sch_direct_xmit+0x399/0xd40 net/sched/sch_generic.c:343 qdisc_restart net/sched/sch_generic.c:408 [inline] __qdisc_run+0x14da/0x35d0 net/sched/sch_generic.c:416 qdisc_run+0x141/0x4d0 include/net/pkt_sched.h:127 net_tx_action+0x78b/0x940 net/core/dev.c:5484 handle_softirqs+0x1a0/0x7c0 kernel/softirq.c:561 __do_softirq+0x14/0x1a kernel/softirq.c:595 do_softirq+0x9a/0x100 kernel/softirq.c:462 __local_bh_enable_ip+0x9f/0xb0 kernel/softirq.c:389 local_bh_enable include/linux/bottom_half.h:33 [inline] rcu_read_unlock_bh include/linux/rcupdate.h:919 [inline] __dev_queue_xmit+0x2758/0x57d0 net/core/dev.c:4611 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3311 [inline] packet_xmit+0x9c/0x6c0 net/packet/af_packet.c:276 packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3132 [inline] packet_sendmsg+0x93e0/0xa7e0 net/packet/af_packet.c:3164 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline] Metrics
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Denotes Vulnerable Software Quick InfoCVE Dictionary Entry:CVE-2025-21891 NVD Published Date: 03/27/2025 NVD Last Modified: 04/14/2025 Source: kernel.org |
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