CVE-2025-21765
High
ipv6: use RCU protection in ip6_default_advmss()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: use RCU protection in ip6_default_advmss() ip6_default_advmss() needs rcu protection to make sure the net structure it reads does not disappear.
Exploit probability
0.6%
Published
February 27, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-21765
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: use RCU protection in ip6_default_advmss() ip6_default_advmss() needs rcu protection to make sure the net structure it reads does not disappear.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28de355b63ad42309ed5a03ee7c436c90512265b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c8ffcd248da34fc41e52a46e51505900115fc2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4176a68b0db8fc74ac14fcd00ba8231371051dc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/550ed693f47370502a71b85382e7f9e6417300b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/713a40c892f40300d63691d9f85b2a23b48fe1e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78ad057472d8c76e0602402269222f9f9c698790
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84212387caadb211cd9dadd6fd5563bd37dc1f5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d02f30d220ef9511568a48dba8a9004c65f8d904
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/21xxx/CVE-2025-21765.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21765