Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: bnxt: fix truesize for...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
eth: bnxt: fix truesize for mb-xdp-pass case
When mb-xdp is set and return is XDP_PASS, packet is converted from
xdp_buff to sk_buff with xdp_update_skb_shared_info() in
bnxt_xdp_build_skb().
bnxt_xdp_build_skb() passes incorrect truesize argument to
xdp_update_skb_shared_info().
The truesize is calculated as BNXT_RX_PAGE_SIZE * sinfo->nr_frags but
the skb_shared_info was wiped by napi_build_skb() before.
So it stores sinfo->nr_frags before bnxt_xdp_build_skb() and use it
instead of getting skb_shared_info from xdp_get_shared_info_from_buff().
Splat looks like:
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WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 0 at net/core/skbuff.c:6072 skb_try_coalesce+0x504/0x590
Modules linked in: xt_nat xt_tcpudp veth af_packet xt_conntrack nft_chain_nat xt_MASQUERADE nf_conntrack_netlink xfrm_user xt_addrtype nft_coms
CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/2 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc2+ #3
RIP: 0010:skb_try_coalesce+0x504/0x590
Code: 4b fd ff ff 49 8b 34 24 40 80 e6 40 0f 84 3d fd ff ff 49 8b 74 24 48 40 f6 c6 01 0f 84 2e fd ff ff 48 8d 4e ff e9 25 fd ff ff <0f> 0b e99
RSP: 0018:ffffb62c4120caa8 EFLAGS: 00010287
RAX: 0000000000000003 RBX: ffffb62c4120cb14 RCX: 0000000000000ec0
RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: ffffa06e5d7dc000 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: ffffa06e5d7ddec0 R08: ffffa06e6120a800 R09: ffffa06e7a119900
R10: 0000000000002310 R11: ffffa06e5d7dcec0 R12: ffffe4360575f740
R13: ffffe43600000000 R14: 0000000000000002 R15: 0000000000000002
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa0755f700000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f147b76b0f8 CR3: 00000001615d4000 CR4: 00000000007506f0
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
? __warn+0x84/0x130
? skb_try_coalesce+0x504/0x590
? report_bug+0x18a/0x1a0
? handle_bug+0x53/0x90
? exc_invalid_op+0x14/0x70
? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20
? skb_try_coalesce+0x504/0x590
inet_frag_reasm_finish+0x11f/0x2e0
ip_defrag+0x37a/0x900
ip_local_deliver+0x51/0x120
ip_sublist_rcv_finish+0x64/0x70
ip_sublist_rcv+0x179/0x210
ip_list_rcv+0xf9/0x130
How to reproduce:
ip link set $interface1 xdp obj xdp_pass.o
ip link set $interface1 mtu 9000 up
ip a a 10.0.0.1/24 dev $interface1
ip link set $interfac2 mtu 9000 up
ip a a 10.0.0.2/24 dev $interface2
ping 10.0.0.1 -s 65000
Following ping.py patch adds xdp-mb-pass case. so ping.py is going to be
able to reproduce this issue.
Impact
CVE-2025-21961 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-2025-21961? CVE-2025-21961 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-21961? CVE-2025-21961 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-2025-21961? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-21961 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-21961 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-21961 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-2025-21961 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.