CVE-2025-21630 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-21630
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

Attack Complexity:
Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
Attack Vector:
Attack Vector Under Analysis
Privileges Required: None
No authentication is required for exploitation.
Scope:
Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
User Interaction: None
No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2025-21630 Details

Status: Received on 15 Jan 2025, 13:15 UTC

Published on: 15 Jan 2025, 13:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2025-21630 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-21630: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/net: always initialize kmsg->msg.msg_inq upfront syzbot reports that ->msg_inq may get used uinitialized from the following path: BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in io_recv_buf_select io_uring/net.c:1094 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in io_recv+0x930/0x1f90 io_uring/net.c:1158 io_recv_buf_select io_uring/net.c:1094 [inline] io_recv+0x930/0x1f90 io_uring/net.c:1158 io_issue_sqe+0x420/0x2130 io_uring/io_uring.c:1740 io_queue_sqe io_uring/io_uring.c:1950 [inline] io_req_task_submit+0xfa/0x1d0 io_uring/io_uring.c:1374 io_handle_tw_list+0x55f/0x5c0 io_uring/io_uring.c:1057 tctx_task_work_run+0x109/0x3e0 io_uring/io_uring.c:1121 tctx_task_work+0x6d/0xc0 io_uring/io_uring.c:1139 task_work_run+0x268/0x310 kernel/task_work.c:239 io_run_task_work+0x43a/0x4a0 io_uring/io_uring.h:343 io_cqring_wait io_uring/io_uring.c:2527 [inline] __do_sys_io_uring_enter io_uring/io_uring.c:3439 [inline] __se_sys_io_uring_enter+0x204f/0x4ce0 io_uring/io_uring.c:3330 __x64_sys_io_uring_enter+0x11f/0x1a0 io_uring/io_uring.c:3330 x64_sys_call+0xce5/0x3c30 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:427 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f and it is correct, as it's never initialized upfront. Hence the first submission can end up using it uninitialized, if the recv wasn't successful and the networking stack didn't honor ->msg_get_inq being set and filling in the output value of ->msg_inq as requested. Set it to 0 upfront when it's allocated, just to silence this KMSAN warning. There's no side effect of using it uninitialized, it'll just potentially cause the next receive to use a recv value hint that's not accurate.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-21630

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-21630 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2025-21630

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2025-21630.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-21630, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-21630, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: None
CVE-2025-21630 does not compromise confidentiality.
Integrity: None
CVE-2025-21630 does not impact data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2025-21630 does not affect system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.043% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 12.0% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 88.0% of others.

CVE-2025-21630 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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