CVE-2025-21787

team: better TEAM_OPTION_TYPE_STRING validation

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 27, 2025 at 02:18 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
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: team: better TEAM_OPTION_TYPE_STRING validation syzbot reported following splat [1] Make sure user-provided data contains one nul byte. [1] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:633 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string+0x3ec/0x5f0 lib/vsprintf.c:714 string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:633 [inline] string+0x3ec/0x5f0 lib/vsprintf.c:714 vsnprintf+0xa5d/0x1960 lib/vsprintf.c:2843 __request_module+0x252/0x9f0 kernel/module/kmod.c:149 team_mode_get drivers/net/team/team_core.c:480 [inline] team_change_mode drivers/net/team/team_core.c:607 [inline] team_mode_option_set+0x437/0x970 drivers/net/team/team_core.c:1401 team_option_set drivers/net/team/team_core.c:375 [inline] team_nl_options_set_doit+0x1339/0x1f90 drivers/net/team/team_core.c:2662 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit net/netlink/genetlink.c:1115 [inline] genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1195 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x1214/0x12c0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1210 netlink_rcv_skb+0x375/0x650 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2543 genl_rcv+0x40/0x60 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1219 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1322 [inline] netlink_unicast+0xf52/0x1260 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1348 netlink_sendmsg+0x10da/0x11e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1892 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:733 ____sys_sendmsg+0x877/0xb60 net/socket.c:2573 ___sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2627 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2659 [inline] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2664 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2662 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x212/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2662 x64_sys_call+0x2ed6/0x3c30 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:47 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Affected

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

3.3 ≤ v < 6.1.1296.13 ≤ v < 6.13.46.2 ≤ v < 6.6.796.7 ≤ v < 6.12.163d249d4ca7d0ed6629a135ea1ea21c72286c0d806.146.14 rc16.14 rc2
Vendor states this is fixed in 4236bf4716589558cc0f3c3612642b2c2141b04e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4512482e4805dd30bc77dec511f2a2edba5cb868 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5bef3ac184b5626ea62385d6b82a1992b89d7940 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7c30483d0f6bdb2230e10e3e4be5167927eac7a0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7f5af50f3aa0af8cbef9fb76fffeed69e8143f59 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8401cade1918281177974b32c925afdce750d292 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d071a91fa614ecdf760c29f61f6a7bfb7df796d6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f443687ad20c70320d1248f35f57bf46cac8df0a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.235 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.179 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.291 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.129 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.79 (unaffected)

References (12)

Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4236bf4716589558cc0f3c3612642b2c2141b04e
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4512482e4805dd30bc77dec511f2a2edba5cb868
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bef3ac184b5626ea62385d6b82a1992b89d7940
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8401cade1918281177974b32c925afdce750d292
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d071a91fa614ecdf760c29f61f6a7bfb7df796d6

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-908

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