CVE-2025-21972 Affecting kernel-uek-debug-core package, versions <0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el10uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-KERNELUEKDEBUGCORE-10830936
  • published20 Jul 2025
  • disclosed1 Apr 2025

Introduced: 1 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-21972  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 kernel-uek-debug-core to version 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el10uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20480.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug-core package and not the kernel-uek-debug-core package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

net: mctp: unshare packets when reassembling

Ensure that the frag_list used for reassembly isn't shared with other packets. This avoids incorrect reassembly when packets are cloned, and prevents a memory leak due to circular references between fragments and their skb_shared_info.

The upcoming MCTP-over-USB driver uses skb_clone which can trigger the problem - other MCTP drivers don't share SKBs.

A kunit test is added to reproduce the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

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