CVE-2025-21726

padata: avoid UAF for reorder_work

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 27, 2025 at 02:07 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 02:17 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelSIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: padata: avoid UAF for reorder_work Although the previous patch can avoid ps and ps UAF for _do_serial, it can not avoid potential UAF issue for reorder_work. This issue can happen just as below: crypto_request crypto_request crypto_del_alg padata_do_serial ... padata_reorder // processes all remaining // requests then breaks while (1) { if (!padata) break; ... } padata_do_serial // new request added list_add // sees the new request queue_work(reorder_work) padata_reorder queue_work_on(squeue->work) ... <kworker context> padata_serial_worker // completes new request, // no more outstanding // requests crypto_del_alg // free pd <kworker context> invoke_padata_reorder // UAF of pd To avoid UAF for 'reorder_work', get 'pd' ref before put 'reorder_work' into the 'serial_wq' and put 'pd' ref until the 'serial_wq' finish.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.795.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1295.4.19 ≤ v < 5.55.5.3 ≤ v < 5.10.2356.13 ≤ v < 6.13.26.2 ≤ v < 6.6.766.7 ≤ v < 6.12.135.4.195.5.35.6b4c8ed0bf977760a206997b6429a7ac91978f440bbefa1dd6a6d53537c11624752219e39959d04fbe43d65719527043f1ef79ecba9d4ede58cbc7ffe
Vendor states this is fixed in 4c6209efea2208597dbd3e52dc87a0d1a8f2dbe1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6f45ef616775b0ce7889b0f6077fc8d681ab30bc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7000507bb0d2ceb545c0a690e0c707c897d102c2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8ca38d0ca8c3d30dd18d311f1a7ec5cb56972cac (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a54091c24220a4cd847d5b4f36d678edacddbaf0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in dd7d37ccf6b11f3d95e797ebe4e9e886d0332600 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f4f1b1169fc3694f9bc3e28c6c68dbbf4cc744c0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.235 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.179 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 5.15.79, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.129 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.76 (unaffected)

References (11)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c6209efea2208597dbd3e52dc87a0d1a8f2dbe1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f45ef616775b0ce7889b0f6077fc8d681ab30bc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7000507bb0d2ceb545c0a690e0c707c897d102c2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ca38d0ca8c3d30dd18d311f1a7ec5cb56972cac
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a54091c24220a4cd847d5b4f36d678edacddbaf0
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd7d37ccf6b11f3d95e797ebe4e9e886d0332600
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4f1b1169fc3694f9bc3e28c6c68dbbf4cc744c0
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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