CVE-2025-21787

Updated: 2025-11-10 00:33:33.452474

Description:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: team: better TEAM_OPTION_TYPE_STRING validation syzbot reported following splat [1] Make sure user-provided data contains one nul byte. [1] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:633 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string+0x3ec/0x5f0 lib/vsprintf.c:714 string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:633 [inline] string+0x3ec/0x5f0 lib/vsprintf.c:714 vsnprintf+0xa5d/0x1960 lib/vsprintf.c:2843 __request_module+0x252/0x9f0 kernel/module/kmod.c:149 team_mode_get drivers/net/team/team_core.c:480 [inline] team_change_mode drivers/net/team/team_core.c:607 [inline] team_mode_option_set+0x437/0x970 drivers/net/team/team_core.c:1401 team_option_set drivers/net/team/team_core.c:375 [inline] team_nl_options_set_doit+0x1339/0x1f90 drivers/net/team/team_core.c:2662 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit net/netlink/genetlink.c:1115 [inline] genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1195 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x1214/0x12c0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1210 netlink_rcv_skb+0x375/0x650 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2543 genl_rcv+0x40/0x60 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1219 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1322 [inline] netlink_unicast+0xf52/0x1260 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1348 netlink_sendmsg+0x10da/0x11e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1892 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:733 ____sys_sendmsg+0x877/0xb60 net/socket.c:2573 ___sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2627 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2659 [inline] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2664 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2662 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x212/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2662 x64_sys_call+0x2ed6/0x3c30 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:47 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x 0.0
CVSS Version 3.x MEDIUM 5.5

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU kernel 5.14.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-03-11 00:54:59 Deprioritize: Exploitation requires local CAP_NET_ADMIN on the host to issue team driver generic net...
CentOS 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-03-11 00:54:57 Ignored due to low severity
CentOS 8.4 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-03-11 00:54:57 Ignored due to low severity
CentOS 8.5 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-03-11 00:54:58 Ignored due to low severity
CentOS Stream 8 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-03-11 00:54:56 Ignored due to low severity
CloudLinux 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-03-11 00:54:55 Ignored due to low severity
Oracle Linux 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-03-11 00:54:55 Ignored due to low severity
Oracle Linux 7 ELS kernel-uek 5.4.17 5.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1746479711 2025-05-08 04:11:26 Ignored due to low severity
RHEL 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-05-24 02:22:54 Ignored due to low severity
TuxCare 9.6 ESU kernel 5.14.0 5.5 MEDIUM Needs Triage 2025-12-10 08:33:10
Total: 14