In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: xdp: Disallow attaching device-bound programs in generic mode Device-bound programs are used to support RX metadata kfuncs. These kfuncs are driver-specific and rely on the driver context to read the metadata. This means they can't work in generic XDP mode. However, there is no check to disallow such programs from being attached in generic mode, in which case the metadata kfuncs will be called in an invalid context, leading to crashes. Fix this by adding a check to disallow attaching device-bound programs in generic mode.
History

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: xdp: Disallow attaching device-bound programs in generic mode Device-bound programs are used to support RX metadata kfuncs. These kfuncs are driver-specific and rely on the driver context to read the metadata. This means they can't work in generic XDP mode. However, there is no check to disallow such programs from being attached in generic mode, in which case the metadata kfuncs will be called in an invalid context, leading to crashes. Fix this by adding a check to disallow attaching device-bound programs in generic mode.
Title net: xdp: Disallow attaching device-bound programs in generic mode
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-02-27T20:01:00.328Z

Updated: 2025-05-04T07:21:38.647Z

Reserved: 2024-12-29T08:45:45.772Z

Link: CVE-2025-21808

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-02-27T20:16:03.410

Modified: 2025-10-28T02:56:34.733

Link: CVE-2025-21808

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-02-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-21808 - Bugzilla