CVE-2025-21894

net: enetc: VFs do not support HWTSTAMP_TX_ONESTEP_SYNC

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 1, 2025 at 03:26 PM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: enetc: VFs do not support HWTSTAMP_TX_ONESTEP_SYNC Actually ENETC VFs do not support HWTSTAMP_TX_ONESTEP_SYNC because only ENETC PF can access PMa_SINGLE_STEP registers. And there will be a crash if VFs are used to test one-step timestamp, the crash log as follows. [ 129.110909] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 00000000000080c0 [ 129.287769] Call trace: [ 129.290219] enetc_port_mac_wr+0x30/0xec (P) [ 129.294504] enetc_start_xmit+0xda4/0xe74 [ 129.298525] enetc_xmit+0x70/0xec [ 129.301848] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x98/0x118

Affected

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

5.3 ≤ v < 6.6.836.13 ≤ v < 6.13.66.7 ≤ v < 6.12.1841514737ecaa603a5127cdccdc5f17ef11b9b3dc5.36.146.14 rc16.14 rc26.14 rc36.14 rc4
Vendor states this is fixed in 1748531839298ab7be682155f6cd98ae04773e6a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3d9634211121700568d0e3635ebdd5df06d20440 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8c393efd7420cc994864d059fcc6219bfd7cb840 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a562d0c4a893eae3ea51d512c4d90ab858a6b7ec (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.191 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.83 (unaffected)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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