Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mana: cleanup mana...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: mana: cleanup mana struct after debugfs_remove()
When on a MANA VM hibernation is triggered, as part of hibernate_snapshot(),
mana_gd_suspend() and mana_gd_resume() are called. If during this
mana_gd_resume(), a failure occurs with HWC creation, mana_port_debugfs
pointer does not get reinitialized and ends up pointing to older,
cleaned-up dentry.
Further in the hibernation path, as part of power_down(), mana_gd_shutdown()
is triggered. This call, unaware of the failures in resume, tries to cleanup
the already cleaned up mana_port_debugfs value and hits the following bug:
[ 191.359296] mana 7870:00:00.0: Shutdown was called
[ 191.359918] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000098
[ 191.360584] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
[ 191.361125] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
[ 191.361727] PGD 1080ea067 P4D 0
[ 191.362172] Oops: Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 191.362606] CPU: 11 UID: 0 PID: 1674 Comm: bash Not tainted 6.14.0-rc5+ #2
[ 191.363292] Hardware name: Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine/Virtual Machine, BIOS Hyper-V UEFI Release v4.1 11/21/2024
[ 191.364124] RIP: 0010:down_write+0x19/0x50
[ 191.364537] Code: 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 53 48 89 fb e8 de cd ff ff 31 c0 ba 01 00 00 00 48 0f b1 13 75 16 65 48 8b 05 88 24 4c 6a 48 89 43 08 48 8b 5d
[ 191.365867] RSP: 0000:ff45fbe0c1c037b8 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 191.366350] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000098 RCX: ffffff8100000000
[ 191.366951] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000064 RDI: 0000000000000098
[ 191.367600] RBP: ff45fbe0c1c037c0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000001
[ 191.368225] R10: ff45fbe0d2b01000 R11: 0000000000000008 R12: 0000000000000000
[ 191.368874] R13: 000000000000000b R14: ff43dc27509d67c0 R15: 0000000000000020
[ 191.369549] FS: 00007dbc5001e740(0000) GS:ff43dc663f380000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 191.370213] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 191.370830] CR2: 0000000000000098 CR3: 0000000168e8e002 CR4: 0000000000b73ef0
[ 191.371557] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 191.372192] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe07f0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 191.372906] Call Trace:
[ 191.373262]
[ 191.373621] ? show_regs+0x64/0x70
[ 191.374040] ? __die+0x24/0x70
[ 191.374468] ? page_fault_oops+0x290/0x5b0
[ 191.374875] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x448/0x800
[ 191.375357] ? exc_page_fault+0x7a/0x160
[ 191.375971] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30
[ 191.376416] ? down_write+0x19/0x50
[ 191.376832] ? down_write+0x12/0x50
[ 191.377232] simple_recursive_removal+0x4a/0x2a0
[ 191.377679] ? __pfx_remove_one+0x10/0x10
[ 191.378088] debugfs_remove+0x44/0x70
[ 191.378530] mana_detach+0x17c/0x4f0
[ 191.378950] ? __flush_work+0x1e2/0x3b0
[ 191.379362] ? __cond_resched+0x1a/0x50
[ 191.379787] mana_remove+0xf2/0x1a0
[ 191.380193] mana_gd_shutdown+0x3b/0x70
[ 191.380642] pci_device_shutdown+0x3a/0x80
[ 191.381063] device_shutdown+0x13e/0x230
[ 191.381480] kernel_power_off+0x35/0x80
[ 191.381890] hibernate+0x3c6/0x470
[ 191.382312] state_store+0xcb/0xd0
[ 191.382734] kobj_attr_store+0x12/0x30
[ 191.383211] sysfs_kf_write+0x3e/0x50
[ 191.383640] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x140/0x1d0
[ 191.384106] vfs_write+0x271/0x440
[ 191.384521] ksys_write+0x72/0xf0
[ 191.384924] __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x20
[ 191.385313] x64_sys_call+0x2b0/0x20b0
[ 191.385736] do_syscall_64+0x79/0x150
[ 191.386146] ? __mod_memcg_lruvec_state+0xe7/0x240
[ 191.386676] ? __lruvec_stat_mod_folio+0x79/0xb0
[ 191.387124] ? __pfx_lru_add+0x10/0x10
[ 191.387515] ? queued_spin_unlock+0x9/0x10
[ 191.387937] ? do_anonymous_page+0x33c/0xa00
[ 191.388374] ? __handle_mm_fault+0xcf3/0x1210
[ 191.388805] ? __count_memcg_events+0xbe/0x180
[ 191.389235] ? handle_mm_fault+0xae/0x300
[ 19
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Impact
The application dereferences a null pointer, causing a crash. Typical impact: denial of service via crash.
CVE-2025-21953 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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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-21953? CVE-2025-21953 is a medium-severity null pointer dereference vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet. The application dereferences a null pointer, causing a crash.
- How severe is CVE-2025-21953? CVE-2025-21953 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-2025-21953? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-21953 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-21953 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-21953 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-2025-21953 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.