Medium severity · published Feb 27, 2025
CVE-2025-21806
net: let net.core.dev_weight always be non-zero
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: let net.core.dev_weight always be non-zero
The following problem was encountered during stability test:
(NULL net_device): NAPI poll function process_backlog+0x0/0x530 \
returned 1, exceeding its budget of 0.
------------[ cut here ]------------
list_add double add: new=ffff88905f746f48, prev=ffff88905f746f48, \
next=ffff88905f746e40.
WARNING: CPU: 18 PID: 5462 at lib/list_debug.c:35 \
__list_add_valid_or_report+0xf3/0x130
CPU: 18 UID: 0 PID: 5462 Comm: ping Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.13.0-rc7+
RIP: 0010:__list_add_valid_or_report+0xf3/0x130
Call Trace:
? __warn+0xcd/0x250
? __list_add_valid_or_report+0xf3/0x130
enqueue_to_backlog+0x923/0x1070
netif_rx_internal+0x92/0x2b0
__netif_rx+0x15/0x170
loopback_xmit+0x2ef/0x450
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x103/0x490
__dev_queue_xmit+0xeac/0x1950
ip_finish_output2+0x6cc/0x1620
ip_output+0x161/0x270
ip_push_pending_frames+0x155/0x1a0
raw_sendmsg+0xe13/0x1550
__sys_sendto+0x3bf/0x4e0
__x64_sys_sendto+0xdc/0x1b0
do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x170
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
The reproduction command is as follows:
sysctl -w net.core.dev_weight=0
ping 127.0.0.1
This is because when the napi's weight is set to 0, process_backlog() may
return 0 and clear the NAPI_STATE_SCHED bit of napi->state, causing this
napi to be re-polled in net_rx_action() until __do_softirq() times out.
Since the NAPI_STATE_SCHED bit has been cleared, napi_schedule_rps() can
be retriggered in enqueue_to_backlog(), causing this issue.
Making the napi's weight always non-zero solves this problem.
Triggering this issue requires system-wide admin (setting is
not namespaced).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.13 before 5.4.291; 5.5 before 5.10.235; 5.11 before 5.15.179; 5.16 before 6.1.129; 6.2 before 6.6.76; 6.7 before 6.12.13; +2 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
e3876605450979fe52a1a03e7eb78a89bf59e76a before d0e0f9c8218826926d7692980c98236d9f21fd3c; e3876605450979fe52a1a03e7eb78a89bf59e76a before c337c08819a4ec49edfdcd8fc46fbee120d8a5b2; e3876605450979fe52a1a03e7eb78a89bf59e76a before 0e2f1d93d287d544d26f8ff293ea820a8079b9f8; e3876605450979fe52a1a03e7eb78a89bf59e76a before 5860abbf15eeb61838b5e32e721ba67b0aa84450; e3876605450979fe52a1a03e7eb78a89bf59e76a before 6ce38b5a6a49e65bad163162a54cb3f104c40b48; e3876605450979fe52a1a03e7eb78a89bf59e76a before 33e2168788f8fb5cb8bd4f36cb1ef37d1d34dada; +3 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - BIOS · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0; 0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21806
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21806
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e2f1d93d287d544d26f8ff293ea820a8079b9f8
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1489824e5226a26841c70639ebd2d1aed390764b
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33e2168788f8fb5cb8bd4f36cb1ef37d1d34dada
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5860abbf15eeb61838b5e32e721ba67b0aa84450
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ce38b5a6a49e65bad163162a54cb3f104c40b48
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c337c08819a4ec49edfdcd8fc46fbee120d8a5b2
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