CVE-2025-21792

CVE-2025-21792 affects the AX25 path in the Linux kernel. When binding an AX25 device to a socket, either via ax25_bind() or the SO_BINDTODEVICE option, the kernel may leak refcounts due to missing increments for the bound device’s refcount, leading to memory leaks in ax25_release(). The fixIncre...

The vulnerability of the ax25_release() function in the Linux operating system’s kernel allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the ax25release function in the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to pointer arithmetic errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to cause service interruptions...