{
  "schema_version": "1.6.1",
  "id": "RPI-CVE-2025-21675",
  "modified": "2026-10-07T17:22:01Z",
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2025-21675"
  ],
  "published": "2025-01-31T11:31:15Z",
  "summary": "net/mlx5: Clear port select structure when fail to create",
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: Clear port select structure when fail to create\n\nClear the port select structure on error so no stale values left after\ndefiners are destroyed. That's because the mlx5_lag_destroy_definers()\nalways try to destroy all lag definers in the tt_map, so in the flow\nbelow lag definers get double-destroyed and cause kernel crash:\n\n  mlx5_lag_port_sel_create()\n    mlx5_lag_create_definers()\n      mlx5_lag_create_definer()     <- Failed on tt 1\n        mlx5_lag_destroy_definers() <- definers[tt=0] gets destroyed\n  mlx5_lag_port_sel_create()\n    mlx5_lag_create_definers()\n      mlx5_lag_create_definer()     <- Failed on tt 0\n        mlx5_lag_destroy_definers() <- definers[tt=0] gets double-destroyed\n\n Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008\n Mem abort info:\n   ESR = 0x0000000096000005\n   EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits\n   SET = 0, FnV = 0\n   EA = 0, S1PTW = 0\n   FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault\n Data abort info:\n   ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000005, ISS2 = 0x00000000\n   CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0\n   GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0\n user pgtable: 64k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000112ce2e00\n [0000000000000008] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000, pud=0000000000000000\n Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000005 [#1] PREEMPT SMP\n Modules linked in: iptable_raw bonding ip_gre ip6_gre gre ip6_tunnel tunnel6 geneve ip6_udp_tunnel udp_tunnel ipip tunnel4 ip_tunnel rdma_ucm(OE) rdma_cm(OE) iw_cm(OE) ib_ipoib(OE) ib_cm(OE) ib_umad(OE) mlx5_ib(OE) ib_uverbs(OE) mlx5_fwctl(OE) fwctl(OE) mlx5_core(OE) mlxdevm(OE) ib_core(OE) mlxfw(OE) memtrack(OE) mlx_compat(OE) openvswitch nsh nf_conncount psample xt_conntrack xt_MASQUERADE nf_conntrack_netlink nfnetlink xfrm_user xfrm_algo xt_addrtype iptable_filter iptable_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 br_netfilter bridge stp llc netconsole overlay efi_pstore sch_fq_codel zram ip_tables crct10dif_ce qemu_fw_cfg fuse ipv6 crc_ccitt [last unloaded: mlx_compat(OE)]\n  CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 217 Comm: kworker/u53:2 Tainted: G           OE      6.11.0+ #2\n  Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE\n  Hardware name: QEMU KVM Virtual Machine, BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015\n  Workqueue: mlx5_lag mlx5_do_bond_work [mlx5_core]\n  pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\n  pc : mlx5_del_flow_rules+0x24/0x2c0 [mlx5_core]\n  lr : mlx5_lag_destroy_definer+0x54/0x100 [mlx5_core]\n  sp : ffff800085fafb00\n  x29: ffff800085fafb00 x28: ffff0000da0c8000 x27: 0000000000000000\n  x26: ffff0000da0c8000 x25: ffff0000da0c8000 x24: ffff0000da0c8000\n  x23: ffff0000c31f81a0 x22: 0400000000000000 x21: ffff0000da0c8000\n  x20: 0000000000000000 x19: 0000000000000001 x18: 0000000000000000\n  x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000ffff8b0c9350\n  x14: 0000000000000000 x13: ffff800081390d18 x12: ffff800081dc3cc0\n  x11: 0000000000000001 x10: 0000000000000b10 x9 : ffff80007ab7304c\n  x8 : ffff0000d00711f0 x7 : 0000000000000004 x6 : 0000000000000190\n  x5 : ffff00027edb3010 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000\n  x2 : ffff0000d39b8000 x1 : ffff0000d39b8000 x0 : 0400000000000000\n  Call trace:\n   mlx5_del_flow_rules+0x24/0x2c0 [mlx5_core]\n   mlx5_lag_destroy_definer+0x54/0x100 [mlx5_core]\n   mlx5_lag_destroy_definers+0xa0/0x108 [mlx5_core]\n   mlx5_lag_port_sel_create+0x2d4/0x6f8 [mlx5_core]\n   mlx5_activate_lag+0x60c/0x6f8 [mlx5_core]\n   mlx5_do_bond_work+0x284/0x5c8 [mlx5_core]\n   process_one_work+0x170/0x3e0\n   worker_thread+0x2d8/0x3e0\n   kthread+0x11c/0x128\n   ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20\n  Code: a9025bf5 aa0003f6 a90363f7 f90023f9 (f9400400)\n  ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Raspberry Pi OS:12",
        "name": "linux"
      },
      "versions": [
        "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "linux-image-6.1.0-rpi3-rpi-2712",
            "binary_version": "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "linux-image-6.1.0-rpi3-rpi-v6",
            "binary_version": "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "linux-image-6.1.0-rpi3-rpi-v7",
            "binary_version": "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "linux-image-6.1.0-rpi3-rpi-v7l",
            "binary_version": "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "linux-image-6.1.0-rpi3-rpi-v8",
            "binary_version": "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "per_version": {
          "1:6.1.47-1+rpt4": {
            "linux_commit": "655fc658a15ae7a6f37103754adb39ba52a9a14e",
            "upstream_version": "6.1.47",
            "assessment": "commit ancestry (strak rule)",
            "upstream_fixed": "6.1.127",
            "compiled_filter": false
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21675"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efc92a260e23cf9fafb0b6f6c9beb6f8df93fab4"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473bc285378f49aa27e5b3e95a6d5ed12995d654"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f6e619ef2a4def555b14ac2aeb4304bfccad59b"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5641e82cb55b4ecbc6366a499300917d2f3e6790"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "source": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git",
    "upstream_modified": "2026-05-12T04:54:46Z"
  }
}