PT-2025-8876
CVE-2025-21764
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Published
2025-02-07
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Updated
2026-10-21
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved. The issue is related to the ndisc alloc skb() function, which can be called without RTNL or RCU being held, potentially leading to a use-after-free (UAF) condition. To address this, RCU protection has been added to ndisc alloc skb().
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
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