Siemens SIMATIC Devices NULL Pointer Dereference (CVE-2025-21640)
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(503416);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/10/29");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-21640");
script_name(english:"Siemens SIMATIC Devices NULL Pointer Dereference (CVE-2025-21640)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sctp: sysctl: cookie_hmac_alg: avoid using current->nsproxy As
mentioned in a previous commit of this series, using the 'net'
structure via 'current' is not recommended for different reasons: -
Inconsistency: getting info from the reader's/writer's netns vs only
from the opener's netns. - current->nsproxy can be NULL in some
cases, resulting in an 'Oops' (null-ptr-deref), e.g. when the
current task is exiting, as spotted by syzbot [1] using acct(2).
The 'net' structure can be obtained from the table->data using
container_of(). Note that table->data could also be used directly, as
this is the only member needed from the 'net' structure, but that
would increase the size of this fix, to use '*data' everywhere
'net->sctp.sctp_hmac_alg' is used.
This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Refer to the vendor advisory.");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-21640");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(476);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/04/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/04/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/10/27");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"former");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Tenable.ot");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("tenable_ot_api_integration.nasl");
script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/Siemens");
exit(0);
}
include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');
get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/Siemens');
var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'Siemens');
var vuln_cpes = {
"cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp" :
{"versionEndIncluding" : "1.1", "versionStartIncluding" : "1.1", "family" : "S71500", "orderNumbers": ["6ES7558-1AA00-0AB0"]}
};
tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
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29 Oct 2025 00:00Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 3.15.5 - 7.1
EPSS0.00237