Vulnerability in Linux kernel
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-21875 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-21875" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-21875 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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Identify exposureidentify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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Post-deployment verificationverify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Kernel |
≥ 5.10.0, < 5.10.235 ≥ 5.11.0, < 5.15.179 ≥ 5.16.0, < 6.1.130 ≥ 6.2.0, < 6.6.81 ≥ 6.7.0, < 6.12.18 ≥ 6.13.0, < 6.13.6 |
5.10.235 5.15.179 6.1.130 6.6.81 6.12.18 6.13.6 |
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-21875 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.130-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21875 linux Fixed in: 5.10.237-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21875 linux-hwe-edge
Original description The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mptcp: always handle address removal under msk socket lock
Syzkaller reported a lockdep splat in the PM control path:
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 6693 at ./include/net/sock.h:1711 sock_owned_by_me include/net/sock.h:1711 [inline]
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 6693 at ./include/net/sock.h:1711 msk_owned_by_me net/mptcp/protocol.h:363 [inline]
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 6693 at ./include/net/sock.h:1711 mptcp_pm_nl_addr_send_ack+0x57c/0x610 net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c:788
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6693 Comm: syz.0.205 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc2-syzkaller-00303-gad1b832bf1cf #0
Hardware name: Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 12/27/2024
RIP: 0010:sock_owned_by_me include/net/sock.h:1711 [inline]
RIP: 0010:msk_owned_by_me net/mptcp/protocol.h:363 [inline]
RIP: 0010:mptcp_pm_nl_addr_send_ack+0x57c/0x610 net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c:788
Code: 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d c3 cc cc cc cc e8 ca 7b d3 f5 eb b9 e8 c3 7b d3 f5 90 0f 0b 90 e9 dd fb ff ff e8 b5 7b d3 f5 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 3e fb ff ff 44 89 f1 80 e1 07 38 c1 0f 8c eb fb ff ff
RSP: 0000:ffffc900034f6f60 EFLAGS: 00010283
RAX: ffffffff8bee3c2b RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: 0000000000080000
RDX: ffffc90004d42000 RSI: 000000000000a407 RDI: 000000000000a408
RBP: ffffc900034f7030 R08: ffffffff8bee37f6 R09: 0100000000000000
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffed100bcc62e4 R12: ffff88805e6316e0
R13: ffff88805e630c00 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15:…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web lists.debian.org
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web github.com
- web cert-portal.siemens.com