Linux Kernel up to 6.14.1 net/core/dev.c dev_xdp_uninstall information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.14.1. It has been rated as problematic. This affects the function dev_xdp_uninstall of the file net/core/dev.c. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-22105. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.14.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dev_xdp_uninstall of the file net/core/dev.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bonding: check xdp prog when set bond mode Following operations can trigger a warning[1]: ip netns add ns1 ip netns exec ns1 ip link add bond0 type bond mode balance-rr ip netns exec ns1 ip link set dev bond0 xdp obj af_xdp_kern.o sec xdp ip netns exec ns1 ip link set bond0 type bond mode broadcast ip netns del ns1 When delete the namespace, dev_xdp_uninstall() is called to remove xdp program on bond dev, and bond_xdp_set() will check the bond mode. If bond mode is changed after attaching xdp program, the warning may occur. Some bond modes (broadcast, etc.) do not support native xdp. Set bond mode with xdp program attached is not good. Add check for xdp program when set bond mode. [1] ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11 at net/core/dev.c:9912 unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x8d9/0x930 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 11 Comm: kworker/u4:0 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc4 #107 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.15.0-0-g2dd4b9b3f840-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x8d9/0x930 Code: 00 00 48 c7 c6 6f e3 a2 82 48 c7 c7 d0 b3 96 82 e8 9c 10 3e ... RSP: 0018:ffffc90000063d80 EFLAGS: 00000282 RAX: 00000000ffffffa1 RBX: ffff888004959000 RCX: 00000000ffffdfff RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00000000ffffffea RDI: ffffc90000063b48 RBP: ffffc90000063e28 R08: ffffffff82d39b28 R09: 0000000000009ffb R10: 0000000000000175 R11: ffffffff82d09b40 R12: ffff8880049598e8 R13: 0000000000000001 R14: dead000000000100 R15: ffffc90000045000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888007a00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000000000d406b60 CR3: 000000000483e000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __warn+0x83/0x130 ? unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x8d9/0x930 ? report_bug+0x18e/0x1a0 ? handle_bug+0x54/0x90 ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x70 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20 ? unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x8d9/0x930 ? bond_net_exit_batch_rtnl+0x5c/0x90 cleanup_net+0x237/0x3d0 process_one_work+0x163/0x390 worker_thread+0x293/0x3b0 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0xec/0x1e0 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x2f/0x50 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-22105 since 12/29/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 237088 (SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:01614-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.14.2 or 6.15-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 0dd4fac43bdea23cfe4bb2a3eabb76d752ac32fb/094ee6017ea09c11d6af187935a949df32803ce0 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (237088), EUVD (EUVD-2025-11177) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0844). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Dell Avamar
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• IBM QRadar SIEM

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• Operating System

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• Linux

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• Kernel

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• 6.14.0
• 6.14.1

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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