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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2025-21954

Change History

New CVE Received from kernel.org 4/01/2025 12:15:26 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description

								
							
							
						
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netmem: prevent TX of unreadable skbs

Currently on stable trees we have support for netmem/devmem RX but not
TX. It is not safe to forward/redirect an RX unreadable netmem packet
into the device's TX path, as the device may call dma-mapping APIs on
dma addrs that should not be passed to it.

Fix this by preventing the xmit of unreadable skbs.

Tested by configuring tc redirect:

sudo tc qdisc add dev eth1 ingress
sudo tc filter add dev eth1 ingress protocol ip prio 1 flower ip_proto \
	tcp src_ip 192.168.1.12 action mirred egress redirect dev eth1

Before, I see unreadable skbs in the driver's TX path passed to dma
mapping APIs.

After, I don't see unreadable skbs in the driver's TX path passed to dma
mapping APIs.
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c17c8ced25c5fbe424c7ad7ea11d33014a986b1
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/454825019d2f0c59e5174ece9e713f45ad80beff
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3600c867c99a2cc8038680ecf211089c50e7971