CVE-2025-21848 nfp: bpf: Add check for nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc()

What is CVE-2025-21848?

CVE-2025-21848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Mar 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:

nfp: bpf: Add check for nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc()

Add check for the return value of nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc() in nfp_bpf_cmsg_alloc() to prevent null pointer dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21848?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2025-21848?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2025-21848 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-58494, AZL-58590, BELL-CVE-2025-21848, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21848, GHSA-3ffg-fcmm-x4pp, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-21848 and 1 more.