Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv4: use RCU protection in __ip_rt_update_pmtu()

__ip_rt_update_pmtu() must use RCU protection to make
sure the net structure it reads does not disappear.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-21766

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux, Linux

Product: Linux, Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 9.05% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-27 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21766
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea07480b23225942208f1b754fea1e7ec486d37e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b1766d1ff5fe496aabe9fc5f4e34e53f35c11c4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4583748b65dee4d61bd50a2214715b4237bc152a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a39f61d212d822b3062d7f70fa0588e50e55664e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/139512191bd06f1b496117c76372b2ce372c9a41

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