Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-21949)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-21949). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
LoongArch: Set hugetlb mmap base address aligned with pmd size
With ltp test case "testcases/bin/hugefork02", there is a dmesg error
report message such as:
kernel BUG at mm/hugetlb.c:5550!
Oops - BUG[#1]:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1517 Comm: hugefork02 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc2+ #241
Hardware name: QEMU QEMU Virtual Machine, BIOS unknown 2/2/2022
pc 90000000004eaf1c ra 9000000000485538 tp 900000010edbc000 sp 900000010edbf940
a0 900000010edbfb00 a1 9000000108d20280 a2 00007fffe9474000 a3 00007ffff3474000
a4 0000000000000000 a5 0000000000000003 a6 00000000003cadd3 a7 0000000000000000
t0 0000000001ffffff t1 0000000001474000 t2 900000010ecd7900 t3 00007fffe9474000
t4 00007fffe9474000 t5 0000000000000040 t6 900000010edbfb00 t7 0000000000000001
t8 0000000000000005 u0 90000000004849d0 s9 900000010edbfa00 s0 9000000108d20280
s1 00007fffe9474000 s2 0000000002000000 s3 9000000108d20280 s4 9000000002b38b10
s5 900000010edbfb00 s6 00007ffff3474000 s7 0000000000000406 s8 900000010edbfa08
ra: 9000000000485538 unmap_vmas+0x130/0x218
ERA: 90000000004eaf1c __unmap_hugepage_range+0x6f4/0x7d0
PRMD: 00000004 (PPLV0 +PIE -PWE)
EUEN: 00000007 (+FPE +SXE +ASXE -BTE)
ECFG: 00071c1d (LIE=0,2-4,10-12 VS=7)
ESTAT: 000c0000 [BRK] (IS= ECode=12 EsubCode=0)
PRID: 0014c010 (Loongson-64bit, Loongson-3A5000)
Process hugefork02 (pid: 1517, threadinfo=00000000a670eaf4, task=000000007a95fc64)
Call Trace:
[<90000000004eaf1…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-21949 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-2025-21949" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-21949 (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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1Identify exposure identify
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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2Post-deployment verification verify
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
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-21949 linux-lts
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21949 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21949 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org