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xsk: fix an integer overflow in xp_create_and_assign_umem()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: fix an integer overflow in xp_create_and_assign_umem() Since the i and pool->chunk_size variables are of type 'u32', their product can wrap around and then be cast to 'u64'. This can lead to two different XDP buffers pointing to the same memory area. Found by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.132, 6.12.21, 6.13.9, 6.6.85
CVEs
CVE-2025-21997
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 18:17 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

xsk: fix an integer overflow in xp_create_and_assign_umem()

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Apr 2025, 07:19 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: fix an integer overflow in xp_create_and_assign_umem() Since the i and pool->chunk_size variables are of type 'u32', their product can wrap around and then be cast to 'u64'. This can lead to two different XDP buffers pointing to the same memory area. Found by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

osv:CVE-2025-21997

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.132, 6.6.85, 6.12.21, 6.13.9

Complete source record
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