{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2025-21973", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2024-12-29T08:45:45.797Z", "datePublished": "2025-04-01T15:47:05.506Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:10:10.543Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:10:10.543Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\neth: bnxt: fix kernel panic in the bnxt_get_queue_stats{rx | tx}\n\nWhen qstats-get operation is executed, callbacks of netdev_stats_ops\nare called. The bnxt_get_queue_stats{rx | tx} collect per-queue stats\nfrom sw_stats in the rings.\nBut {rx | tx | cp}_ring are allocated when the interface is up.\nSo, these rings are not allocated when the interface is down.\n\nThe qstats-get is allowed even if the interface is down. However,\nthe bnxt_get_queue_stats{rx | tx}() accesses cp_ring and tx_ring\nwithout null check.\nSo, it needs to avoid accessing rings if the interface is down.\n\nReproducer:\n ip link set $interface down\n ./cli.py --spec netdev.yaml --dump qstats-get\nOR\n ip link set $interface down\n python ./stats.py\n\nSplat looks like:\n BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000\n #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode\n #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page\n PGD 1680fa067 P4D 1680fa067 PUD 16be3b067 PMD 0\n Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI\n CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1495 Comm: python3 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc4+ #32 5cd0f999d5a15c574ac72b3e4b907341\n Hardware name: ASUS System Product Name/PRIME Z690-P D4, BIOS 0603 11/01/2021\n RIP: 0010:bnxt_get_queue_stats_rx+0xf/0x70 [bnxt_en]\n Code: c6 87 b5 18 00 00 02 eb a2 66 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 44 01\n RSP: 0018:ffffabef43cdb7e0 EFLAGS: 00010282\n RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffffc04c8710 RCX: 0000000000000000\n RDX: ffffabef43cdb858 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8d504e850000\n RBP: ffff8d506c9f9c00 R08: 0000000000000004 R09: ffff8d506bcd901c\n R10: 0000000000000015 R11: ffff8d506bcd9000 R12: 0000000000000000\n R13: ffffabef43cdb8c0 R14: ffff8d504e850000 R15: 0000000000000000\n FS: 00007f2c5462b080(0000) GS:ffff8d575f600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\n CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\n CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000167fd0000 CR4: 00000000007506f0\n PKRU: 55555554\n Call Trace:\n \n ? __die+0x20/0x70\n ? page_fault_oops+0x15a/0x460\n ? sched_balance_find_src_group+0x58d/0xd10\n ? exc_page_fault+0x6e/0x180\n ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30\n ? bnxt_get_queue_stats_rx+0xf/0x70 [bnxt_en cdd546fd48563c280cfd30e9647efa420db07bf1]\n netdev_nl_stats_by_netdev+0x2b1/0x4e0\n ? xas_load+0x9/0xb0\n ? xas_find+0x183/0x1d0\n ? xa_find+0x8b/0xe0\n netdev_nl_qstats_get_dumpit+0xbf/0x1e0\n genl_dumpit+0x31/0x90\n netlink_dump+0x1a8/0x360" } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "af7b3b4adda592cb49e202f3617454d5dda4c5b5", "lessThan": "f059a0fd733078c3832fd0f3a3037aa5975d3d36", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "af7b3b4adda592cb49e202f3617454d5dda4c5b5", "lessThan": "adb830085f0fc3a09a0fc8b64fed2e7c8d244665", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "af7b3b4adda592cb49e202f3617454d5dda4c5b5", "lessThan": "f09af5fdfbd9b0fcee73aab1116904c53b199e97", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.9", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.9", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.20", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.13.8", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.13.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.14", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.9", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.20" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.9", "versionEndExcluding": "6.13.8" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.9", "versionEndExcluding": "6.14" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f059a0fd733078c3832fd0f3a3037aa5975d3d36" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adb830085f0fc3a09a0fc8b64fed2e7c8d244665" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f09af5fdfbd9b0fcee73aab1116904c53b199e97" } ], "title": "eth: bnxt: fix kernel panic in the bnxt_get_queue_stats{rx | tx}", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }