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CVE-2025-21848— nfp: bpf: Add check for nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc()

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于未检查nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc返回值，可能导致空指针取消引用。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Trivial EPSS 0.25% · P16

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Affected Version Matrix 18

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux ff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c< d64c6ca420019712e194fe095b55f87363e22a9a affected
ff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c< e976ea6c5e1b005c64467cbf94a8577aae9c7d81 affected
ff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c< 924b239f9704566e0d86abd894d2d64bd73c11eb affected
ff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c< 1358d8e07afdf21d49ca6f00c56048442977e00a affected
ff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c< 29ccb1e4040da6ff02b7e64efaa2f8e6bf06020d affected
ff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c< 897c32cd763fd11d0b6ed024c52f44d2475bb820 affected
ff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c< bd97f60750bb581f07051f98e31dfda59d3a783b affected
ff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c< 878e7b11736e062514e58f3b445ff343e6705537 affected
… +10 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-21848

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
nfp: bpf: Add check for nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc()
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfp: bpf: Add check for nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc() Add check for the return value of nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc() in nfp_bpf_cmsg_alloc() to prevent null pointer dereference.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于未检查nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc返回值，可能导致空指针取消引用。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux ff3d43f7568c82b335d7df2d40a31447c3fce10c ~ d64c6ca420019712e194fe095b55f87363e22a9a -
Linux Linux 4.16 -

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Other References for CVE-2025-21848 (7)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-03-12 · 26 CVEs total

CVE-2024-58087 9.8 CRITICAL ksmbd: fix racy issue from session lookup and expire
CVE-2025-21850 9.8 CRITICAL nvmet: Fix crash when a namespace is disabled
CVE-2025-21855 8.6 HIGH ibmvnic: Don't reference skb after sending to VIOS
CVE-2024-58089 7.8 HIGH btrfs: fix double accounting race when btrfs_run_delalloc_range() failed
CVE-2025-21858 7.8 HIGH geneve: Fix use-after-free in geneve_find_dev().
CVE-2025-21851 7.8 HIGH bpf: Fix softlockup in arena_map_free on 64k page kernel
CVE-2025-21864 7.8 HIGH tcp: drop secpath at the same time as we currently drop dst
CVE-2025-21844 7.5 HIGH smb: client: Add check for next_buffer in receive_encrypted_standard()
CVE-2025-21852 net: Add rx_skb of kfree_skb to raw_tp_null_args[].
CVE-2025-21865 gtp: Suppress list corruption splat in gtp_net_exit_batch_rtnl().
CVE-2024-58088 bpf: Fix deadlock when freeing cgroup storage
CVE-2025-21845 mtd: spi-nor: sst: Fix SST write failure
CVE-2025-21846 acct: perform last write from workqueue
CVE-2025-21847 ASoC: SOF: stream-ipc: Check for cstream nullity in sof_ipc_msg_data()
CVE-2025-21849 drm/i915/gt: Use spin_lock_irqsave() in interruptible context
CVE-2025-21863 io_uring: prevent opcode speculation
CVE-2025-21853 bpf: avoid holding freeze_mutex during mmap operation
CVE-2025-21866 powerpc/code-patching: Fix KASAN hit by not flagging text patching area as VM_ALLOC
CVE-2025-21854 sockmap, vsock: For connectible sockets allow only connected
CVE-2025-21856 s390/ism: add release function for struct device

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