# CVE-2025-21719: ipmr: do not call mr_mfc_uses_dev() for unres entries

> A local attacker can trigger a kernel crash by dumping IP multicast routes, causing a denial of service in the Linux kernel.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2025-21719, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21719, GHSA-cvf5-p5mj-6r49, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-21719, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21719

## What is CVE-2025-21719?

CVE-2025-21719 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipmr: do not call mr_mfc_uses_dev() for unres entries

syzbot found that calling mr_mfc_uses_dev() for unres entries
would crash [1], because c->mfc_un.res.minvif / c->mfc_un.res.maxvif
alias to "struct sk_buff_head unresolved", which contain two pointers.

This code never worked, lets remove it.

[1]
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff5fff2d536613
KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0xfffefff96a9b3098-0xfffefff96a9b309f]
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 7321 Comm: syz.0.16 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc7-syzkaller-g1950a0af2d55 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024
pstate: 80400005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
 pc : mr_mfc_uses_dev net/ipv4/ipmr_base.c:290 [inline]
 pc : mr_table_dump+0x5a4/0x8b0 net/ipv4/ipmr_base.c:334
 lr : mr_mfc_uses_dev net/ipv4/ipmr_base.c:289 [inline]
 lr : mr_table_dump+0x694/0x8b0 net/ipv4/ipmr_base.c:334
Call trace:
  mr_mfc_uses_dev net/ipv4/ipmr_base.c:290 [inline] (P)
  mr_table_dump+0x5a4/0x8b0 net/ipv4/ipmr_base.c:334 (P)
  mr_rtm_dumproute+0x254/0x454 net/ipv4/ipmr_base.c:382
  ipmr_rtm_dumproute+0x248/0x4b4 net/ipv4/ipmr.c:2648
  rtnl_dump_all+0x2e4/0x4e8 net/core/rtnetlink.c:4327
  rtnl_dumpit+0x98/0x1d0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6791
  netlink_dump+0x4f0/0xbc0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2317
  netlink_recvmsg+0x56c/0xe64 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1973
  sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1033 [inline]
  sock_recvmsg net/socket.c:1055 [inline]
  sock_read_iter+0x2d8/0x40c net/socket.c:1125
  new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:484 [inline]
  vfs_read+0x740/0x970 fs/read_write.c:565
  ksys_read+0x15c/0x26c fs/read_write.c:708

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21719?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-21719?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2025-21719 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21719 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-21719 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-21719 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21719 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21719/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21719/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21719
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21719
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21719

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21719/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.