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CVE-2025-21962 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix integer overflow while processing closetimeo mount option User-provided mount parameter closetimeo of type u32 is intended to have an upper limit, but before it is validated, the value is converted from seconds to jiffies which can lead to an integer overflow. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c46673be93dd2954f44fe370fb4f2b8e6214224
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/513f6cf2e906a504b7ab0b62b2eea993a6f64558
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c13fcb7cf59ae65940da1dfea80144e42921e53
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9968fcf02cf6b0f78fbacf3f63e782162603855a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b24edd5c191c2689c59d0509f0903f9487eb6317
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5a30fddfe2f2e540f6c43b59cf701809995faef

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-21962
NVD Published Date:
04/01/2025
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
kernel.org