CVE-2025-21954
Published: Apr 1, 2025
Modified: May 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netmem: prevent TX of unreadable skbs Currently on stable trees we have support for netmem/devmem RX but not TX. It is not safe to forward/redirect an RX unreadable netmem packet into the device's TX path, as the device may call dma-mapping APIs on dma addrs that should not be passed to it. Fix this by preventing the xmit of unreadable skbs. Tested by configuring tc redirect: sudo tc qdisc add dev eth1 ingress sudo tc filter add dev eth1 ingress protocol ip prio 1 flower ip_proto \ tcp src_ip 192.168.1.12 action mirred egress redirect dev eth1 Before, I see unreadable skbs in the driver's TX path passed to dma mapping APIs. After, I don't see unreadable skbs in the driver's TX path passed to dma mapping APIs.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected 65249feb6b3df9e17bab5911ee56fa7b0971e231 - < 454825019d2f0c59e5174ece9e713f45ad80beffaffected 65249feb6b3df9e17bab5911ee56fa7b0971e231 - < 1c17c8ced25c5fbe424c7ad7ea11d33014a986b1affected 65249feb6b3df9e17bab5911ee56fa7b0971e231 - < f3600c867c99a2cc8038680ecf211089c50e7971 |
Linux | Linux | affected 6.12unaffected 0 - < 6.12unaffected 6.12.20 - <= 6.12.*unaffected 6.13.8 - <= 6.13.*unaffected 6.14 - <= * |
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