CVE-2025-21653
MediumIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net_sched: cls_flow: validate TCA_FLOW_RSHIFT attribute syzbot found that TCA_FLOW_RSHIFT attribute was not validated. Right shitfing a 32bit integer is undefined for large shift values. UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in net/sched/cls_flow.c:329:23 shift exponent 9445 is too large for 32-bit type 'u32' (aka 'unsigned int') CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 54 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-00180-g4f619d518db9 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 Workqueue: ipv6_addrconf addrconf_dad_work Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120 ubsan_epilogue lib/ubsan.c:231 [inline] __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x3c8/0x420 lib/ubsan.c:468 flow_classify+0x24d5/0x25b0 net/sched/cls_flow.c:329 tc_classify include/net/tc_wrapper.h:197 [inline] __tcf_classify net/sched/cls_api.c:1771 [inline] tcf_classify+0x420/0x1160 net/sched/cls_api.c:1867 sfb_classify net/sched/sch_sfb.c:260 [inline] sfb_enqueue+0x3ad/0x18b0 net/sched/sch_sfb.c:318 dev_qdisc_enqueue+0x4b/0x290 net/core/dev.c:3793 __dev_xmit_skb net/core/dev.c:3889 [inline] __dev_queue_xmit+0xf0e/0x3f50 net/core/dev.c:4400 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3168 [inline] neigh_hh_output include/net/neighbour.h:523 [inline] neigh_output include/net/neighbour.h:537 [inline] ip_finish_output2+0xd41/0x1390 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:236 iptunnel_xmit+0x55d/0x9b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82 udp_tunnel_xmit_skb+0x262/0x3b0 net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_core.c:173 geneve_xmit_skb drivers/net/geneve.c:916 [inline] geneve_xmit+0x21dc/0x2d00 drivers/net/geneve.c:1039 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5002 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5011 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3590 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x27a/0x7d0 net/core/dev.c:3606 __dev_queue_xmit+0x1b73/0x3f50 net/core/dev.c:4434
CVSS 3.1 score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
2.6.25
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.4.290,
5.10.234,
5.15.177,
6.1.125,
6.6.72,
6.12.10,
6.13
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-21653 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2011749ca96460386844dfc7e0fde53ebee96f3c
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43658e4a5f2770ad94e93362885ff51c10cf3179
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fde663f7321418996645ee602a473457640542f
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2025-21653?
CVE-2025-21653 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.25 onward and has been patched in 5.4.290, 5.10.234, 5.15.177 and others. CVE-2025-21653 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-21653?
CVE-2025-21653 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. -
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-21653?
Yes — CVE-2025-21653 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.290, 5.10.234, 5.15.177 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.25 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2025-21653 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2025-21653 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.