CVE-2025-21766 ipv4: use RCU protection in __ip_rt_update_pmtu()

What is CVE-2025-21766?

CVE-2025-21766 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

ipv4: use RCU protection in __ip_rt_update_pmtu()

__ip_rt_update_pmtu() must use RCU protection to make sure the net structure it reads does not disappear.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21766?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2025-21766?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2025-21766 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21766 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-21766, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21766, GHSA-7r26-6h4q-5x56, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2025-21766, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-21766, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21766.