CVE-2025-21887
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ovl: fix UAF in ovl_dentry_update_reval by moving dput() in ovl_link_up
The issue was caused by dput(upper) being called before ovl_dentry_update_reval(), while upper->d_flags was still accessed in ovl_dentry_remote().
Move dput(upper) after its last use to prevent use-after-free.
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ovl_dentry_remote fs/overlayfs/util.c:162 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ovl_dentry_update_reval+0xd2/0xf0 fs/overlayfs/util.c:167 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:114 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline] print_report+0xc3/0x620 mm/kasan/report.c:488 kasan_report+0xd9/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:601 ovl_dentry_remote fs/overlayfs/util.c:162 [inline] ovl_dentry_update_reval+0xd2/0xf0 fs/overlayfs/util.c:167 ovl_link_up fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:610 [inline] ovl_copy_up_one+0x2105/0x3490 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1170 ovl_copy_up_flags+0x18d/0x200 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1223 ovl_rename+0x39e/0x18c0 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:1136 vfs_rename+0xf84/0x20a0 fs/namei.c:4893 ... </TASK>
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.21%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 11
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 %
UAF en kernel Linux (CWE-416) con acceso local (AV:L/PR:L) permite al atacante con privilegios locales ejecutar código mediante explotación de overlayfs; acceso en memoria a estructuras de kernel tras liberación.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-416
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3594aad97e7be2557ca9fa9c931b206b604028c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b49d939b5a79117f939b77cc67efae2694d9799
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60b4b5c1277fc491da9e1e7abab307bfa39c2db7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64455c8051c3aedc71abb7ec8d47c80301f99f00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7c41830ffcd17b2177a95a9b99b270302090c35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c84e125fff2615b4d9c259e762596134eddd2f27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f77618291836168eca99e89cd175256f928f5e64
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
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