CVE-2025-21676

EUVD-2025-2625
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: fec: handle page_pool_dev_alloc_pages error

The fec_enet_update_cbd function calls page_pool_dev_alloc_pages but did
not handle the case when it returned NULL. There was a WARN_ON(!new_page)
but it would still proceed to use the NULL pointer and then crash.

This case does seem somewhat rare but when the system is under memory
pressure it can happen. One case where I can duplicate this with some
frequency is when writing over a smbd share to a SATA HDD attached to an
imx6q.

Setting /proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes to higher values also seems to solve
the problem for my test case. But it still seems wrong that the fec driver
ignores the memory allocation error and can crash.

This commit handles the allocation error by dropping the current packet.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 4%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.74
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.11
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13:rc6
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13:rc7
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.170-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.174-1
fixed
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.257-1
fixed
forky
7.0.9-1
fixed
sid
7.0.10-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.86-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.90-2
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.174-1~deb11u1
fixed
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
kernel-64kb
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
kernel-azure
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
fixed
kernel-default
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
kernel-default-base
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1.150600.12.16.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1.150600.12.16.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1.150600.12.16.2
fixed
kernel-docs
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.2
fixed
kernel-macros
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
kernel-obs-build
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.2
fixed
kernel-source
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
kernel-source-azure
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
fixed
kernel-syms
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
kernel-syms-azure
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.51.1
fixed