---
id: CVE-2025-21761
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  openvswitch: use RCU protection in ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info()

  ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info() can be called without RTNL or RCU.

  Use RCU protection and dev_net_rcu() to avoi…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  openvswitch: use RCU protection in ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info()

  ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info() can be called without RTNL or RCU.

  Use RCU protection and dev_net_rcu() to avoi…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-416
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 5.4.291'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.235'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.179'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.129'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.79'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.16'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.13.4'
  - linux_kernel = 6.14
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.13.4
published: '2025-02-27'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T02:17:33.177'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21761'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5828937742af74666192835d657095d95c53dbd0'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e01abc34e87abd091e619161a20f54ed4e3e2da'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ec57509c36c8b9a23e50b7858dda0c520a2d074'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90b2f49a502fa71090d9f4fe29a2f51fe5dff76d'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a849a10de5e04d798f7f286a2f1ca174719a617a'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8816b3f1f151373fd30f1996f00480126c8bb11'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a884f57600e463f69d7b279c4598b865260b62a1'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e85a25d1a9985645e796039e843d1de581d2de1e'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00261
epssPercentile: 0.1773
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.794Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2025-02-27T17:57:35.920303Z'
---

## Overview

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

openvswitch: use RCU protection in ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info()

ovs_vport_cmd_fill_info() can be called without RTNL or RCU.

Use RCU protection and dev_net_rcu() to avoid potential UAF.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 5.4.291`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.235`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.179`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.129`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.79`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.16`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.13.4`
- `linux_kernel = 6.14`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.13.4`