CVE-2025-21893

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: keys: Fix UAF in key_put() Once a key's reference count has been reduced to 0, the garbage collector thread may destroy it at any time and so key_put() is not allowed to touch the key after that point. The most key_put() is normally allowed to do is to touch key_gc_work as that's a static global variable. However, in an effort to speed up the reclamation of quota, this is now done in key_put() once the key's usage is reduced to 0 - but now the code is looking at the key after the deadline, which is forbidden. Fix this by using a flag to indicate that a key can be gc'd now rather than looking at the key's refcount in the garbage collector.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMar 31, 2025
First seenMar 31, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.12.21, 6.13.9 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.10 ≤ v < 6.12.21, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.13.9, 6.146.12.21, 6.13.9

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