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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2025-21972

Change History

New CVE Received from kernel.org 4/01/2025 12:15:28 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description

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

net: mctp: unshare packets when reassembling

Ensure that the frag_list used for reassembly isn't shared with other
packets. This avoids incorrect reassembly when packets are cloned, and
prevents a memory leak due to circular references between fragments and
their skb_shared_info.

The upcoming MCTP-over-USB driver uses skb_clone which can trigger the
problem - other MCTP drivers don't share SKBs.

A kunit test is added to reproduce the issue.
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c47d5bfa7b096cf8890afac32141c578583f8e0
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f44fff3d3c6cd67b6f348b821d73c4d6888c7a6e
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5d83cf0eeb90fade4d5c4d17d24b8bee9ceeecc