CVE-2025-21862: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

MODERATE

Advisory Identifier: GHSA-fm6j-mfpf-prfq

CVSS 5.5

Published 2025-03-12

Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-21862 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.5) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2025-21862 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-21862

GHSA Identifier GHSA-fm6j-mfpf-prfq

Severity MODERATE

CVSS v3.1 Base Score 5.5

CWE Classification CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource

Affected Product Software

Package Ecosystem Maven

Published Date 2025-03-12

Last Updated 2026-10-15

Security Impact

CVSS: 5.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Attack Vector Local (AV:L)

Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)

Privileges Required Low (PR:L)

User Interaction None (UI:N)

Scope Unchanged (S:U)

Confidentiality None (C:N)

Integrity None (I:N)

Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2025-21862

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2025-21862, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource, where the product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drop_monitor: fix incorrect initialization order Syzkaller reports the following bug: BUG: spinlock bad magic on CPU#1, syz-executor.0/7995 lock: 0xffff88805303f3e0, .magic: 00000000, .owner: <none>/-1, .owner_cpu: 0 CPU: 1 PID: 7995 Comm: syz-executor.0 Tainted: G E 5.10.209+ #1 Hardware name: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform, BIOS 6.00 11/12/2020 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:77 [inline] dump_stack+0x119/0x179 lib/dump_stack.c:118 debug_spin_lock_before kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:83 [inline] do_raw_spin_lock+0x1f6/0x270 kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:112 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:117 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x50/0x70 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:159 reset_per_cpu_data+0xe6/0x240 [drop_monitor] net_dm_cmd_trace+0x43d/0x17a0 [drop_monitor] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x22f/0x330 net/netlink/genetlink.c:739 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:783 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x341/0x5a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:800 netlink_rcv_skb+0x14d/0x440 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2497 genl_rcv+0x29/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:811 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1322 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x54b/0x800 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1348 netlink_sendmsg+0x914/0xe00 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1916 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:651 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x157/0x190 net/socket.c:663 ____sys_sendmsg+0x712/0x870 net/socket.c:2378 ___sys_sendmsg+0xf8/0x170 net/socket.c:2432 __sys_sendmsg+0xea/0x1b0 net/socket.c:2461 do_syscall_64+0x30/0x40 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x62/0xc7 RIP: 0033:0x7f3f9815aee9 Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 b0 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007f3f972bf0c8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f3f9826d050 RCX: 00007f3f9815aee9 RDX: 0000000020000000 RSI: 0000000020001300 RDI: 0000000000000007 RBP: 00007f3f981b63bd R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 000000000000006e R14: 00007f3f9826d050 R15: 00007ffe01ee6768 If drop_monitor is built as a kernel module, syzkaller may have time to send a netlink NET_DM_CMD_START message during the module loading. This will call the net_dm_monitor_start() function that uses a spinlock that has not yet been initialized. To fix this, let's place resource initialization above the registration of a generic netlink family. Found by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.

References

NVD — CVE-2025-21862 NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21862

cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ss... WEB

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html

cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ss... WEB

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html

cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ss... WEB

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html

git.kernel.org/stable/c/07b598c0e6... WEB

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07b598c0e6f06a0f254c88dafb4ad50f8a8c6eea

git.kernel.org/stable/c/0efa6c42f8... WEB

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0efa6c42f81c60d8f72ba7f5ed8d4fec8c526282

git.kernel.org/stable/c/219a47d0e6... WEB

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/219a47d0e6195bd202f22855e35f25bd15bc4d58

git.kernel.org/stable/c/29f9cdcab3... WEB

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29f9cdcab3d96d5207a5c92b52c40ad75e5915d8

git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e9e0f224f... WEB

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e9e0f224ffd8b819da3ea247dda404795fdd182

git.kernel.org/stable/c/872c7c7e57... WEB

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/872c7c7e57a746046796ddfead529c9d37b9f6b4

git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7859e8643... WEB

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7859e8643e75619b2705b4fcac93ffd94d72b4a

git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcfc00bfec... WEB

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcfc00bfec7bb6661074cb21356d05a4c9470a3c

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce... WEB

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce... WEB

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-21862?

CVE-2025-21862 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource.

Which Software versions are affected?

Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.

What version fixes CVE-2025-21862?

Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-21862?

CVE-2025-21862 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-21862?

CVE-2025-21862 is classified under CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource (The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.).

How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2025-21862?

Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.

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CVSS V3

5.5 MODERATE

Attack Vector Local (AV:L)

Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)

Privileges Required Low (PR:L)

User Interaction None (UI:N)

Scope Unchanged (S:U)

Confidentiality None (C:N)

Integrity None (I:N)

Availability High (A:H)

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Advisory Metadata

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