PT-2025-8908 · Linux+10 · Linux Kernel+10

Li Lingfeng

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Published

2025-01-26

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Updated

2026-04-20

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CVE-2025-21796

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 6.12.0-rc6
Description A use-after-free issue exists in the Linux kernel. When posix acl release is called, acl access and acl default are released simultaneously. However, acl access retains a pointer to the released posix acl, triggering a warning in nfs3svc release getacl. This can lead to a kernel panic.
Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 6.12.0-rc6, clear acl access and acl default after posix acl release is called to prevent the use-after-free issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the nfsd service until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Use After Free

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025:20095
ALSA-2025:20518
ALT-PU-2025-12647
ALT-PU-2025-4689
ALT-PU-2025-5012
ALT-PU-2025-5359
ALT-PU-2025-5437
AZL-58907
AZL-58917
BDU:2025-04381
CVE-2025-21796
DLA-4102-1
DLA-4178-1
INFSA-2025_20518
OESA-2025-1285
OESA-2025-1286
OESA-2025-1432
OPENSUSE-SU-2025_1177-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2025_1178-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2025_1180-1
RHSA-2025:20095
RHSA-2025:20518
RHSA-2025_20518
SUSE-SU-2025:01919-1
SUSE-SU-2025:01951-1
SUSE-SU-2025:01967-1
SUSE-SU-2025:1177-1
SUSE-SU-2025:1178-1
SUSE-SU-2025:1180-1
SUSE-SU-2025:1293-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20190-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20192-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20260-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20270-1
SUSE-SU-2025_01951-1
SUSE-SU-2025_01967-1
SUSE-SU-2025_1177-1
SUSE-SU-2025_1178-1
SUSE-SU-2025_1180-1
SUSE-SU-2025_1293-1
USN-7510-1
USN-7510-2
USN-7510-3
USN-7510-4
USN-7510-5
USN-7510-6
USN-7510-7
USN-7510-8
USN-7511-1
USN-7511-2
USN-7511-3
USN-7512-1
USN-7521-1
USN-7521-2
USN-7521-3
USN-7593-1
USN-7602-1
USN-7703-1
USN-7703-2
USN-7703-3
USN-7703-4
USN-7719-1
USN-7737-1
USN-7795-1
USN-7795-2
USN-7795-3
USN-7795-4
USN-7795-5
USN-7796-1
USN-7796-2
USN-7796-3
USN-7796-4
USN-7797-1
USN-7797-2
USN-7797-3
USN-7819-1
USN-7819-2
USN-7820-1
USN-7854-1
USN-7865-1
USN-7875-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Debian
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Red Os
Rocky Linux
Suse
Ubuntu