Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: team: better...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
team: better TEAM_OPTION_TYPE_STRING validation
syzbot reported following splat [1]
Make sure user-provided data contains one nul byte.
[1]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:633 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string+0x3ec/0x5f0 lib/vsprintf.c:714
string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:633 [inline]
string+0x3ec/0x5f0 lib/vsprintf.c:714
vsnprintf+0xa5d/0x1960 lib/vsprintf.c:2843
__request_module+0x252/0x9f0 kernel/module/kmod.c:149
team_mode_get drivers/net/team/team_core.c:480 [inline]
team_change_mode drivers/net/team/team_core.c:607 [inline]
team_mode_option_set+0x437/0x970 drivers/net/team/team_core.c:1401
team_option_set drivers/net/team/team_core.c:375 [inline]
team_nl_options_set_doit+0x1339/0x1f90 drivers/net/team/team_core.c:2662
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit net/netlink/genetlink.c:1115 [inline]
genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1195 [inline]
genl_rcv_msg+0x1214/0x12c0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1210
netlink_rcv_skb+0x375/0x650 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2543
genl_rcv+0x40/0x60 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1219
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1322 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0xf52/0x1260 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1348
netlink_sendmsg+0x10da/0x11e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1892
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:733
____sys_sendmsg+0x877/0xb60 net/socket.c:2573
___sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2627
__sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2659 [inline]
__do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2664 [inline]
__se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2662 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendmsg+0x212/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2662
x64_sys_call+0x2ed6/0x3c30 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:47
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Impact
CVE-2025-21787 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-21787? CVE-2025-21787 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-21787? CVE-2025-21787 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-21787? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-21787 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-21787 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-21787 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-21787 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.