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● CVE — High

CVE-2025-21858

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredMar 12, 2025UpdatedMay 12, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: geneve: Fix use-after-free in geneve_find_dev(). syzkaller reported a use-after-free in geneve_find_dev() [0] without repro. geneve_configure() links struct geneve_dev.next to net_generic(net, geneve_net_id)->geneve_list. The net here could differ from dev_net(dev) if IFLA_NET_NS_PID, IFLA_NET_NS_FD, or IFLA_TARGET_NETNSID is set. When dev_net(dev) is dismantled, geneve_exit_batch_rtnl() finally calls unregister_netdevice_queue() for each dev in the netns, and later the dev is freed. However, its geneve_dev.next is still linked to the backend UDP socket netns. Then, use-after-free will occur when another geneve dev is created in the netns. Let's call geneve_dellink() instead in geneve_destroy_tunnels(). [0]: BUG: KASAN:…

CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.25%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
3
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 6, 2026
● 0.01pp
0.24% → 0.25% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
5 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 12, 2025
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 12, 2026
Aug 19, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7703-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 20, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7703-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 26, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7719-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities