Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ravb: Fix missing rtnl...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ravb: Fix missing rtnl lock in suspend/resume path
Fix the suspend/resume path by ensuring the rtnl lock is held where
required. Calls to ravb_open, ravb_close and wol operations must be
performed under the rtnl lock to prevent conflicts with ongoing ndo
operations.
Without this fix, the following warning is triggered:
[ 39.032969] =============================
[ 39.032983] WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
[ 39.033019] -----------------------------
[ 39.033033] drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c:2004 suspicious
rcu_dereference_protected() usage!
...
[ 39.033597] stack backtrace:
[ 39.033613] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 174 Comm: python3 Not tainted
6.13.0-rc7-next-20250116-arm64-renesas-00002-g35245dfdc62c #7
[ 39.033623] Hardware name: Renesas SMARC EVK version 2 based on
r9a08g045s33 (DT)
[ 39.033628] Call trace:
[ 39.033633] show_stack+0x14/0x1c (C)
[ 39.033652] dump_stack_lvl+0xb4/0xc4
[ 39.033664] dump_stack+0x14/0x1c
[ 39.033671] lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x16c/0x22c
[ 39.033682] phy_detach+0x160/0x190
[ 39.033694] phy_disconnect+0x40/0x54
[ 39.033703] ravb_close+0x6c/0x1cc
[ 39.033714] ravb_suspend+0x48/0x120
[ 39.033721] dpm_run_callback+0x4c/0x14c
[ 39.033731] device_suspend+0x11c/0x4dc
[ 39.033740] dpm_suspend+0xdc/0x214
[ 39.033748] dpm_suspend_start+0x48/0x60
[ 39.033758] suspend_devices_and_enter+0x124/0x574
[ 39.033769] pm_suspend+0x1ac/0x274
[ 39.033778] state_store+0x88/0x124
[ 39.033788] kobj_attr_store+0x14/0x24
[ 39.033798] sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x6c
[ 39.033808] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x118/0x1a8
[ 39.033817] vfs_write+0x27c/0x378
[ 39.033825] ksys_write+0x64/0xf4
[ 39.033833] __arm64_sys_write+0x18/0x20
[ 39.033841] invoke_syscall+0x44/0x104
[ 39.033852] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xb4/0xd4
[ 39.033862] do_el0_svc+0x18/0x20
[ 39.033870] el0_svc+0x3c/0xf0
[ 39.033880] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xc0/0xc4
[ 39.033888] el0t_64_sync+0x154/0x158
[ 39.041274] ravb 11c30000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down
Impact
CVE-2025-21801 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.
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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-2025-21801? CVE-2025-21801 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-21801? CVE-2025-21801 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-2025-21801? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-21801 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-21801 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-21801 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-2025-21801 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.