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CVE-2025-22085

7.8 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/core: Fix use-after-free when rename device name Syzbot reported a slab-use-after-free with the following call trace: ===…

Published Apr 16, 2025CWE-416EPSS 0.21%

Overview

CVE-2025-22085 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/core: Fix use-after-free when rename device name

Syzbot reported a slab-use-after-free with the following call trace:

==================================================================

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in nla_put+0xd3/0x150 lib/nlattr.c:1099

Read of size 5 at addr ffff888140ea1c60 by task syz.0.988/10025

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 10025 Comm: syz.0.988

Not tainted 6.14.0-rc4-syzkaller-00859-gf77f12010f67 #0

Hardware name: Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2025

Call Trace:

<TASK>

__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]

dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120

print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:408 [inline]

print_report+0x16e/0x5b0 mm/kasan/report.c:521

kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:634

kasan_check_range+0x282/0x290 mm/kasan/generic.c:189

__asan_memcpy+0x29/0x70 mm/kasan/shadow.c:105

nla_put+0xd3/0x150 lib/nlattr.c:1099

nla_put_string include/net/netlink.h:1

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/0d6460b9d2a3ee380940bdf47680751ef91cb88eRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/1d6a9e7449e2a0c1e2934eee7880ba8bd1e464cdRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/56ec8580be5174b2b9774066e60f1aad56d201dbRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/edf6b543e81ba68c6dbac2499ab362098a5a9716

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22085?

CVE-2025-22085 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-22085?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-22085?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-22085?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2025-22085 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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