CVE-2025-21890 idpf: fix checksums set in idpf_rx_rsc()
A bug in the Intel idpf network driver triggers a kernel warning when debug networking is enabled, potentially causing system instability or crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-21890?
CVE-2025-21890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Mar 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:
idpf: fix checksums set in idpf_rx_rsc()
idpf_rx_rsc() uses skb_transport_offset(skb) while the transport header is not set yet.
This triggers the following warning for CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=y builds.
DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(!skb_transport_header_was_set(skb))
[ 69.261620] WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 0 at ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3020 idpf_vport_splitq_napi_poll (include/linux/skbuff.h:3020) idpf [ 69.261629] Modules linked in: vfat fat dummy bridge intel_uncore_frequency_tpmi intel_uncore_frequency_common intel_vsec_tpmi idpf intel_vsec cdc_ncm cdc_eem cdc_ether usbnet mii xhci_pci xhci_hcd ehci_pci ehci_hcd libeth [ 69.261644] CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/7 Tainted: G S W 6.14.0-smp-DEV #1697 [ 69.261648] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, [W]=WARN [ 69.261650] RIP: 0010:idpf_vport_splitq_napi_poll (include/linux/skbuff.h:3020) idpf [ 69.261677] ? __warn (kernel/panic.c:242 kernel/panic.c:748) [ 69.261682] ? idpf_vport_splitq_napi_poll (include/linux/skbuff.h:3020) idpf [ 69.261687] ? report_bug (lib/bug.c:?) [ 69.261690] ? handle_bug (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:285) [ 69.261694] ? exc_invalid_op (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:309) [ 69.261697] ? asm_exc_invalid_op (arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:621) [ 69.261700] ? __pfx_idpf_vport_splitq_napi_poll (drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c:4011) idpf [ 69.261704] ? idpf_vport_splitq_napi_poll (include/linux/skbuff.h:3020) idpf [ 69.261708] ? idpf_vport_splitq_napi_poll (drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.c:3072) idpf [ 69.261712] __napi_poll (net/core/dev.c:7194) [ 69.261716] net_rx_action (net/core/dev.c:7265) [ 69.261718] ? __qdisc_run (net/sched/sch_generic.c:293) [ 69.261721] ? sched_clock (arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:84 arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c:288) [ 69.261726] handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:561)
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21890?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-21890?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-21890 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21890 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-21890, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21890, GHSA-fj78-p3p7-vv2p, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-21890, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21890.