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.
                
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| Weaknesses | CWE-401 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*  | 
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | net: mctp: unshare packets when reassembling | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-04-01T15:47:04.960Z
Updated: 2025-05-04T07:26:10.249Z
Reserved: 2024-12-29T08:45:45.797Z
Link: CVE-2025-21972
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-04-01T16:15:28.540
Modified: 2025-10-31T19:16:02.180
Link: CVE-2025-21972