CVE-2025-21639sctp: sysctl: rto_min/max: avoid using current->nsproxy
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: sysctl: rto_min/max: avoid using current->nsproxy As mentioned in a previous commit of this series, using the 'net' structure via 'current' is not recommended for different reasons: - Inconsistency: getting info from the reader's/writer's netns vs only from the opener's netns. - current->nsproxy can be NULL in some cases, resulting in an 'Oops' (null-ptr-deref), e.g. when the current task is exiting, as spotted by syzbot [1] using acct(2). The 'net' structure can be obtained from the table->data using container_of(). Note that table->data could also be used directly, as this is the only member needed from the 'net' structure, but that would increase the size of this fix, to use '*data' everywhere 'net->sctp.rto_min/max' is used.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-476
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Not yet received
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 4f3fdf3bc59cafd14c3bc2c2369efad34c7aa8b5 before c8d179f3b1c1d60bf4484f50aa67b4c70f91bff9; from 4f3fdf3bc59cafd14c3bc2c2369efad34c7aa8b5 before 246428bfb9e7db15c5cd08e1d0eca41b65af2b06; 4f3fdf3bc59cafd14c3bc2c2369efad34c7aa8b5 builds before 0f78f09466744589e420935e646ae78212a38290; from 4f3fdf3bc59cafd14c3bc2c2369efad34c7aa8b5 before 4059507e34aa5fe0fa9fd5b2b5f0c8b26ab2d482; from 4f3fdf3bc59cafd14c3bc2c2369efad34c7aa8b5 before dc9d0e3cfd16f66fbf0862857c6b391c8613ca9f; from 4f3fdf3bc59cafd14c3bc2c2369efad34c7aa8b5 before c87f1f6ade56c711f8736901e330685b453e420e; from 4f3fdf3bc59cafd14c3bc2c2369efad34c7aa8b5 before 9fc17b76fc70763780aa78b38fcf4742384044a5 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | all versions | CISA ADP |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8d179f3b1c1d60bf4484f50aa67b4c70f91bff9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/246428bfb9e7db15c5cd08e1d0eca41b65af2b06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f78f09466744589e420935e646ae78212a38290
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4059507e34aa5fe0fa9fd5b2b5f0c8b26ab2d482
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc9d0e3cfd16f66fbf0862857c6b391c8613ca9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c87f1f6ade56c711f8736901e330685b453e420e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fc17b76fc70763780aa78b38fcf4742384044a5
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