CVE-2025-21893

EUVD-2025-8870
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 15%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
6.10 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.21
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.13.9
linuxlinux_kernel
6.14:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.14:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
6.14:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
6.14:rc4
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
7.0.10-1
fixed
sid
7.0.10-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.86-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.90-2
fixed
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
kernel-64kb
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
kernel-azure
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
fixed
kernel-default
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
kernel-default-base
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1.150700.17.2.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1.150700.17.2.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1.150700.17.2.1
fixed
kernel-docs
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
kernel-macros
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
kernel-obs-build
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
kernel-source
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
kernel-source-azure
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
fixed
kernel-syms
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
kernel-syms-azure
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
fixed