CVE-2025-21801

MEDIUM
Published Feb 27, 2025 Modified Oct 30, 2025

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ravb: Fix missing rtnl lock in suspend/resume path Fix the suspend/resume path by ensuring the rtnl lock is held where required. Calls to ravb_open, ravb_close and wol operations must be performed under the rtnl lock to prevent conflicts with ongoing ndo operations. Without this fix, the following warning is triggered: [ 39.032969] ============================= [ 39.032983] WARNING: suspicious RCU usage [ 39.033019] ----------------------------- [ 39.033033] drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c:2004 suspicious rcu_dereference_protected() usage! ... [ 39.033597] stack backtrace: [ 39.033613] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 174 Comm: python3 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc7-next-20250116-arm64-renesas-00002-g35245dfdc62c #7 [ 39.033623] Hardware name: Renesas SMARC EVK version 2 based on r9a08g045s33 (DT) [ 39.033628] Call trace: [ 39.033633] show_stack+0x14/0x1c (C) [ 39.033652] dump_stack_lvl+0xb4/0xc4 [ 39.033664] dump_stack+0x14/0x1c [ 39.033671] lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x16c/0x22c [ 39.033682] phy_detach+0x160/0x190 [ 39.033694] phy_disconnect+0x40/0x54 [ 39.033703] ravb_close+0x6c/0x1cc [ 39.033714] ravb_suspend+0x48/0x120 [ 39.033721] dpm_run_callback+0x4c/0x14c [ 39.033731] device_suspend+0x11c/0x4dc [ 39.033740] dpm_suspend+0xdc/0x214 [ 39.033748] dpm_suspend_start+0x48/0x60 [ 39.033758] suspend_devices_and_enter+0x124/0x574 [ 39.033769] pm_suspend+0x1ac/0x274 [ 39.033778] state_store+0x88/0x124 [ 39.033788] kobj_attr_store+0x14/0x24 [ 39.033798] sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x6c [ 39.033808] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x118/0x1a8 [ 39.033817] vfs_write+0x27c/0x378 [ 39.033825] ksys_write+0x64/0xf4 [ 39.033833] __arm64_sys_write+0x18/0x20 [ 39.033841] invoke_syscall+0x44/0x104 [ 39.033852] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xb4/0xd4 [ 39.033862] do_el0_svc+0x18/0x20 [ 39.033870] el0_svc+0x3c/0xf0 [ 39.033880] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xc0/0xc4 [ 39.033888] el0t_64_sync+0x154/0x158 [ 39.041274] ravb 11c30000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-21801? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ravb: Fix missing rtnl lock in suspend/resume path Fix the suspend/resume path by ensuring the rtnl lock is held where required. Calls to ravb_open, ravb_close and wol operations must be performed under the rtnl lock to prevent conflicts with ongoing ndo operations. Without this fix, the following warning is triggered: [ 39.032969] ============================= [ 39.032983] WARNING: suspicious RCU usage [ 39.033019] ----------------------------- [ 39.033033] drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c:2004 suspicious rcu_dereference_protected() usage! ... [ 39.033597] stack backtrace: [ 39.033613] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 174 Comm: python3 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc7-next-20250116-arm64-renesas-00002-g35245dfdc62c #7 [ 39.033623] Hardware name: Renesas SMARC EVK version 2 based on r9a08g045s33 (DT) [ 39.033628] Call trace: [ 39.033633] show_stack+0x14/0x1c (C) [ 39.033652] dump_stack_lvl+0xb4/0xc4 [ 39.033664] dump_stack+0x14/0x1c [ 39.033671] lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x16c/0x22c [ 39.033682] phy_detach+0x160/0x190 [ 39.033694] phy_disconnect+0x40/0x54 [ 39.033703] ravb_close+0x6c/0x1cc [ 39.033714] ravb_suspend+0x48/0x120 [ 39.033721] dpm_run_callback+0x4c/0x14c [ 39.033731] device_suspend+0x11c/0x4dc [ 39.033740] dpm_suspend+0xdc/0x214 [ 39.033748] dpm_suspend_start+0x48/0x60 [ 39.033758] suspend_devices_and_enter+0x124/0x574 [ 39.033769] pm_suspend+0x1ac/0x274 [ 39.033778] state_store+0x88/0x124 [ 39.033788] kobj_attr_store+0x14/0x24 [ 39.033798] sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x6c [ 39.033808] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x118/0x1a8 [ 39.033817] vfs_write+0x27c/0x378 [ 39.033825] ksys_write+0x64/0xf4 [ 39.033833] __arm64_sys_write+0x18/0x20 [ 39.033841] invoke_syscall+0x44/0x104 [ 39.033852] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xb4/0xd4 [ 39.033862] do_el0_svc+0x18/0x20 [ 39.033870] el0_svc+0x3c/0xf0 [ 39.033880] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xc0/0xc4 [ 39.033888] el0t_64_sync+0x154/0x158 [ 39.041274] ravb 11c30000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2025-21801? +
CVE-2025-21801 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-21801? +
CVE-2025-21801 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-21801? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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