CVE-2025-21972
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
01/04/2025
Last modified:
31/10/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
net: mctp: unshare packets when reassembling<br />
<br />
Ensure that the frag_list used for reassembly isn&#39;t shared with other<br />
packets. This avoids incorrect reassembly when packets are cloned, and<br />
prevents a memory leak due to circular references between fragments and<br />
their skb_shared_info.<br />
<br />
The upcoming MCTP-over-USB driver uses skb_clone which can trigger the<br />
problem - other MCTP drivers don&#39;t share SKBs.<br />
<br />
A kunit test is added to reproduce the issue.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.15 (including) | 6.12.20 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 (including) | 6.13.8 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page



