Out-of-bounds Read Affecting linux-virt package, versions <6.12.17-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-LINUXVIRT-13315346
  • published6 Oct 2025
  • disclosed27 Feb 2025

Introduced: 27 Feb 2025

CVE-2025-21789  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest linux-virt to version 6.12.17-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-virt package and not the linux-virt package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

LoongArch: csum: Fix OoB access in IP checksum code for negative lengths

Commit 69e3a6aa6be2 ("LoongArch: Add checksum optimization for 64-bit system") would cause an undefined shift and an out-of-bounds read.

Commit 8bd795fedb84 ("arm64: csum: Fix OoB access in IP checksum code for negative lengths") fixes the same issue on ARM64.

CVSS Base Scores

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