High severity · published Feb 27, 2025
CVE-2025-21735
NFC: nci: Add bounds checking in nci_hci_create_pipe()
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
NFC: nci: Add bounds checking in nci_hci_create_pipe()
The "pipe" variable is a u8 which comes from the network. If it's more
than 127, then it results in memory corruption in the caller,
nci_hci_connect_gate().
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.4 before 6.1.129; 6.2 before 6.6.78; 6.7 before 6.12.14; 6.13 before 6.13.3 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
a1b0b9415817c14d207921582f269d03f848b69f before bd249109d266f1d52548c46634a15b71656e0d44; a1b0b9415817c14d207921582f269d03f848b69f before 674e17c5933779a8bf5c15d596fdfcb5ccdebbc2; a1b0b9415817c14d207921582f269d03f848b69f before 10b3f947b609713e04022101f492d288a014ddfa; a1b0b9415817c14d207921582f269d03f848b69f before d5a461c315e5ff92657f84d8ba50caa5abf5c22a; a1b0b9415817c14d207921582f269d03f848b69f before 172cdfc3a5ea20289c58fb73dadc6fd4a8784a4e; a1b0b9415817c14d207921582f269d03f848b69f before 2ae4bade5a64d126bd18eb66bd419005c5550218; +3 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0; 0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21735
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21735
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10b3f947b609713e04022101f492d288a014ddfa
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/110b43ef05342d5a11284cc8b21582b698b4ef1c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/172cdfc3a5ea20289c58fb73dadc6fd4a8784a4e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ae4bade5a64d126bd18eb66bd419005c5550218
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59c7ed20217c0939862fbf8145bc49d5b3a13f4f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/674e17c5933779a8bf5c15d596fdfcb5ccdebbc2
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