CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-21901

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the RDMA bnxt_re driver lacks sanity checks on the rdev pointer. The ulp_irq_stop and ulp_irq_start callbacks can be called when the device is detached, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and system crash.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (DoS) by triggering the callbacks at an inappropriate time, resulting in a kernel crash.

Recommendation

Apply the patch from a newer Linux kernel version that adds proper sanity checks on rdev before use.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Add sanity checks on rdev validity There is a possibility that ulp_irq_stop and ulp_irq_start callbacks will be called when the device is in detached state. This can cause a crash due to NULL pointer dereference as the rdev is already freed.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS