CVE-2025-21666

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock: prevent null-ptr-deref in vsock_*[has_data|has_space] Recent reports have shown how we sometimes call vsock_*_has_data() when a vsock socket has been de-assigned from a transport (see attached links), but we shouldn't. Previous commits should have solved the real problems, but we may have more in the future, so to avoid null-ptr-deref, we can return 0 (no space, no data available) but with a warning. This way the code should continue to run in a nearly consistent state and have a warning that allows us to debug future problems.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91751e248256efc111e52e15115840c35d85abaf	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e5fed46ccd2c34c5fa5a9c8825ce4823fdc853e	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b52e50dd4fabd12944172bd486a4f4853b7f74dd	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc9c49341f9728c31fe248c5fbba32d2e81a092b	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c23d1d4f8efefb72258e9cedce29de10d057f8ca	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daeac89cdb03d30028186f5ff7dc26ec8fa843e7	Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2025-01-31 12:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 21:19

NVD link : CVE-2025-21666

Mitre link : CVE-2025-21666

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-21666

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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