CVE-2025-21973
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
When qstats-get operation is executed, callbacks of netdev_stats_ops are called. The bnxt_get_queue_stats{rx | tx} collect per-queue stats from sw_stats in the rings. But {rx | tx | cp}_ring are allocated when the interface is up. So, these rings are not allocated when the interface is down.
The qstats-get is allowed even if the interface is down. However, the bnxt_get_queue_stats{rx | tx}() accesses cp_ring and tx_ring without null check. So, it needs to avoid accessing rings if the interface is down.
Reproducer: ip link set $interface down ./cli.py --spec netdev.yaml --dump qstats-get OR ip link set $interface down python ./stats.py
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
eth: bnxt: fix kernel panic in the bnxt_get_queue_stats{rx | tx}
Splat looks like:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 1680fa067 P4D 1680fa067 PUD 16be3b067 PMD 0
Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1495 Comm: python3 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc4+ #32 5cd0f999d5a15c574ac72b3e4b907341
Hardware name: ASUS System Product Name/PRIME Z690-P D4, BIOS 0603 11/01/2021
RIP: 0010:bnxt_get_queue_stats_rx+0xf/0x70 [bnxt_en]
Code: c6 87 b5 18 00 00 02 eb a2 66 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 44 01
RSP: 0018:ffffabef43cdb7e0 EFLAGS: 00010282
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffffc04c8710 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: ffffabef43cdb858 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8d504e850000
RBP: ffff8d506c9f9c00 R08: 0000000000000004 R09: ffff8d506bcd901c
R10: 0000000000000015 R11: ffff8d506bcd9000 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: ffffabef43cdb8c0 R14: ffff8d504e850000 R15: 0000000000000000
FS: 00007f2c5462b080(0000) GS:ffff8d575f600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000167fd0000 CR4: 00000000007506f0
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __die+0x20/0x70
? page_fault_oops+0x15a/0x460
? sched_balance_find_src_group+0x58d/0xd10
? exc_page_fault+0x6e/0x180
? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
? bnxt_get_queue_stats_rx+0xf/0x70 [bnxt_en cdd546fd48563c280cfd30e9647efa420db07bf1]
netdev_nl_stats_by_netdev+0x2b1/0x4e0
? xas_load+0x9/0xb0
? xas_find+0x183/0x1d0
? xa_find+0x8b/0xe0
netdev_nl_qstats_get_dumpit+0xbf/0x1e0
genl_dumpit+0x31/0x90
netlink_dump+0x1a8/0x360CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.19%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 8
- 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 escalation75 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact65 % - Impacto secundario
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulationimpact40 %
Acceso local (AV:L, PR:L) sin interacción permite denegación de servicio mediante NULL pointer dereference al acceder a anillos sin verificación cuando interfaz está down.
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.
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CWE
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
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