Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 23, 2025· Updated Jan 8, 2026
hsr: hold rcu and dev lock for hsr_get_port_ndev
CVE-2025-39872
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hsr: hold rcu and dev lock for hsr_get_port_ndev
hsr_get_port_ndev calls hsr_for_each_port, which need to hold rcu lock. On the other hand, before return the port device, we need to hold the device reference to avoid UaF in the caller function.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 6.14
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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