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CVE-2025-21731

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:nbd: don't allow reconnect after disconnectFollowing process can cause nbd_config UAF:1) grab nbd_config temporarily;2) nbd_genl_disconnect() flush all recv_work() and release theinitial reference: nbd_genl_disconnect nbd_disconnect_and_put nbd_disconnect flush_workqueue(nbd->recv_workq) if (test_and_clear_bit(NBD_RT_HAS_CONFIG_REF, ...)) nbd_config_put -> due to step 1), reference is still not zero3) nbd_genl_reconfigure() queue recv_work() again; nbd_genl_reconfigure config = nbd_get_config_unlocked(nbd) if (!config) -> succeed if (!test_bit(NBD_RT_BOUND, ...)) -> succeed nbd_reconnect_socket queue_work(nbd->recv_workq, &args->work)4) step 1) release the reference;5) Finially, recv_work() will trigger UAF: recv_work nbd_config_put(nbd) -> nbd_config is freed atomic_dec(&config->recv_threads) -> UAFFix the problem by clearing NBD_RT_BOUND in nbd_genl_disconnect(), sothat nbd_genl_reconfigure() will fail.

POC

Reference

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Github

- https://github.com/w4zu/Debian_security