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CVE-2025-21963 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix integer overflow while processing acdirmax mount option User-provided mount parameter acdirmax 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/0c26edf477e093cefc41637f5bccc102e1a77399 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2809a79bc64964ce02e0c5f2d6bd39b9d09bdb3c Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39d086bb3558da9640ef335f97453e01d32578a1 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b29891f91dfb8758baf1e2217bef4b16b2b165b Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6124cbf73e3dea7591857dd63b8ccece28952afd Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e438d0410a4002d24f420f2c28897ba2dc0af64 Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-21963
NVD Published Date:
04/01/2025
NVD Last Modified:
04/14/2025
Source:
kernel.org