CVE-2025-21764 Affecting kernel-livepatch-4.14.355-276.618 package, versions <0:1.0-0.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-KERNELLIVEPATCH414355276618-9727509
  • published17 Apr 2025
  • disclosed27 Feb 2025

Introduced: 27 Feb 2025

CVE-2025-21764  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel-livepatch-4.14.355-276.618 to version 0:1.0-0.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2025-2826.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-livepatch-4.14.355-276.618 package and not the kernel-livepatch-4.14.355-276.618 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ndisc: use RCU protection in ndisc_alloc_skb()

ndisc_alloc_skb() can be called without RTNL or RCU being held.

Add RCU protection to avoid possible UAF.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1