CVE-2025-21893
31.03.2025, 20:15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: keys: Fix UAF in key_put() Once a key's reference count has been reduced to 0, the garbage collector thread may destroy it at any time and so key_put() is not allowed to touch the key after that point. The most key_put() is normally allowed to do is to touch key_gc_work as that's a static global variable. However, in an effort to speed up the reclamation of quota, this is now done in key_put() once the key's usage is reduced to 0 - but now the code is looking at the key after the deadline, which is forbidden. Fix this by using a flag to indicate that a key can be gc'd now rather than looking at the key's refcount in the garbage collector.Enginsight
Vendor | Product | Version |
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linux | linux_kernel | 6.10 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.12.21 |
linux | linux_kernel | 6.13 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.13.9 |
linux | linux_kernel | 6.14:rc1 |
linux | linux_kernel | 6.14:rc2 |
linux | linux_kernel | 6.14:rc3 |
linux | linux_kernel | 6.14:rc4 |
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= Vulnerable software versions

Debian Releases
Common Weakness Enumeration