CVE-2025-21760ndisc: extend RCU protection in ndisc_send_skb()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ndisc: extend RCU protection in ndisc_send_skb() ndisc_send_skb() can be called without RTNL or RCU held. Acquire rcu_read_lock() earlier, so that we can use dev_net_rcu() and avoid a potential UAF.
- CVSS
- 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- 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
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 1762f7e88eb34f653b4a915be99a102e347dd45e builds before 10a1f3fece2f0d23a3a618b72b2b4e6f408ef7d1; 1762f7e88eb34f653b4a915be99a102e347dd45e builds before 4d576202b90b1b95a7c428a80b536f91b8201bcc; from 1762f7e88eb34f653b4a915be99a102e347dd45e before e24d225e4cb8cf108bde00b76594499b98f0a74d; from 1762f7e88eb34f653b4a915be99a102e347dd45e before a9319d800b5701e7f5e3fa71a5b7c4831fc20d6d; from 1762f7e88eb34f653b4a915be99a102e347dd45e before ae38982f521621c216fc2f5182cd091f4734641d; from 1762f7e88eb34f653b4a915be99a102e347dd45e before 789230e5a8c1097301afc802e242c79bc8835c67; 1762f7e88eb34f653b4a915be99a102e347dd45e builds before 04e05112f10354ffc3bb6cc796d553bab161594c; from 1762f7e88eb34f653b4a915be99a102e347dd45e before ed6ae1f325d3c43966ec1b62ac1459e2b8e45640 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
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 |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 2.6.26 before 5.4.291; from 5.5 before 5.10.235; from 5.11 before 5.15.179; from 5.16 before 6.1.129; from 6.2 before 6.6.79; from 6.7 before 6.12.16; from 6.13 before 6.13.4; 6.14; and 1 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10a1f3fece2f0d23a3a618b72b2b4e6f408ef7d1patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d576202b90b1b95a7c428a80b536f91b8201bccpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e24d225e4cb8cf108bde00b76594499b98f0a74dpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9319d800b5701e7f5e3fa71a5b7c4831fc20d6dpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae38982f521621c216fc2f5182cd091f4734641dpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789230e5a8c1097301afc802e242c79bc8835c67patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e05112f10354ffc3bb6cc796d553bab161594cpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed6ae1f325d3c43966ec1b62ac1459e2b8e45640patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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