CVE-2025-21757

NameCVE-2025-21757
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv6: fix dst refleaks in rpl, seg6 and ioam6 lwtunnels dst_cache_get() gives us a reference, we need to release it. Discovered by the ioam6.sh test, kmemleak was recently fixed to catch per-cpu memory leaks.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.234-1fixed
bookworm6.1.123-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.128-1fixed
trixie6.12.12-1vulnerable
sid6.12.17-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebullseye(not affected)
linuxsourcebookworm(not affected)
linuxsource(unstable)6.12.16-1

Notes

[bookworm] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[bullseye] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/c71a192976ded2f2f416d03c4f595cdd4478b825 (6.14-rc2)

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