Linux: >> Linux Kernel >> 2.6.38.5 Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211_hwsim: Fix possible NULL dereference
In a call to mac80211_hwsim_select_tx_link() the sta pointer might
be NULL, thus need to check that it is not NULL before accessing it.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: brcmfmac: slab-out-of-bounds read in brcmf_get_assoc_ies()
Fix a slab-out-of-bounds read that occurs in kmemdup() called from
brcmf_get_assoc_ies().
The bug could occur when assoc_info->req_len, data from a URB provided
by a USB device, is bigger than the size of buffer which is defined as
WL_EXTRA_BUF_MAX.
Add the size check for req_len/resp_len of assoc_info.
Found by a modified version of syzkaller.
[ 46.592467][ T7] ==================================================================
[ 46.594687][ T7] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in kmemdup+0x3e/0x50
[ 46.596572][ T7] Read of size 3014656 at addr ffff888019442000 by task kworker/0:1/7
[ 46.598575][ T7]
[ 46.599157][ T7] CPU: 0 PID: 7 Comm: kworker/0:1 Tainted: G O 5.14.0+ #145
[ 46.601333][ T7] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58e9a3f-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
[ 46.604360][ T7] Workqueue: events brcmf_fweh_event_worker
[ 46.605943][ T7] Call Trace:
[ 46.606584][ T7] dump_stack_lvl+0x8e/0xd1
[ 46.607446][ T7] print_address_description.constprop.0.cold+0x93/0x334
[ 46.608610][ T7] ? kmemdup+0x3e/0x50
[ 46.609341][ T7] kasan_report.cold+0x79/0xd5
[ 46.610151][ T7] ? kmemdup+0x3e/0x50
[ 46.610796][ T7] kasan_check_range+0x14e/0x1b0
[ 46.611691][ T7] memcpy+0x20/0x60
[ 46.612323][ T7] kmemdup+0x3e/0x50
[ 46.612987][ T7] brcmf_get_assoc_ies+0x967/0xf60
[ 46.613904][ T7] ? brcmf_notify_vif_event+0x3d0/0x3d0
[ 46.614831][ T7] ? lock_chain_count+0x20/0x20
[ 46.615683][ T7] ? mark_lock.part.0+0xfc/0x2770
[ 46.616552][ T7] ? lock_chain_count+0x20/0x20
[ 46.617409][ T7] ? mark_lock.part.0+0xfc/0x2770
[ 46.618244][ T7] ? lock_chain_count+0x20/0x20
[ 46.619024][ T7] brcmf_bss_connect_done.constprop.0+0x241/0x2e0
[ 46.620019][ T7] ? brcmf_parse_configure_security.isra.0+0x2a0/0x2a0
[ 46.620818][ T7] ? __lock_acquire+0x181f/0x5790
[ 46.621462][ T7] brcmf_notify_connect_status+0x448/0x1950
[ 46.622134][ T7] ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0xb0/0xb0
[ 46.622736][ T7] ? brcmf_cfg80211_join_ibss+0x7b0/0x7b0
[ 46.623390][ T7] ? find_held_lock+0x2d/0x110
[ 46.623962][ T7] ? brcmf_fweh_event_worker+0x19f/0xc60
[ 46.624603][ T7] ? mark_held_locks+0x9f/0xe0
[ 46.625145][ T7] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x3e0/0x3e0
[ 46.625871][ T7] ? brcmf_cfg80211_join_ibss+0x7b0/0x7b0
[ 46.626545][ T7] brcmf_fweh_call_event_handler.isra.0+0x90/0x100
[ 46.627338][ T7] brcmf_fweh_event_worker+0x557/0xc60
[ 46.627962][ T7] ? brcmf_fweh_call_event_handler.isra.0+0x100/0x100
[ 46.628736][ T7] ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0xa1/0xd0
[ 46.629396][ T7] ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0xb0/0xb0
[ 46.629970][ T7] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x273/0x3e0
[ 46.630649][ T7] process_one_work+0x92b/0x1460
[ 46.631205][ T7] ? pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0x330/0x330
[ 46.631821][ T7] ? rwlock_bug.part.0+0x90/0x90
[ 46.632347][ T7] worker_thread+0x95/0xe00
[ 46.632832][ T7] ? __kthread_parkme+0x115/0x1e0
[ 46.633393][ T7] ? process_one_work+0x1460/0x1460
[ 46.633957][ T7] kthread+0x3a1/0x480
[ 46.634369][ T7] ? set_kthread_struct+0x120/0x120
[ 46.634933][ T7] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
[ 46.635431][ T7]
[ 46.635687][ T7] Allocated by task 7:
[ 46.636151][ T7] kasan_save_stack+0x1b/0x40
[ 46.636628][ T7] __kasan_kmalloc+0x7c/0x90
[ 46.637108][ T7] kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x19e/0x330
[ 46.637696][ T7] brcmf_cfg80211_attach+0x4a0/0x4040
[ 46.638275][ T7] brcmf_attach+0x389/0xd40
[ 46.638739][ T7] brcmf_usb_probe+0x12de/0x1690
[ 46.639279][ T7] usb_probe_interface+0x2aa/0x760
[ 46.639820][ T7] really_probe+0x205/0xb70
[ 46.640342][ T7] __driver_probe_device+0
---truncated---
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath9k: hif_usb: clean up skbs if ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream() fails
Syzkaller detected a memory leak of skbs in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream().
While processing skbs in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream(), the already allocated
skbs in skb_pool are not freed if ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream() fails. If we
have an incorrect pkt_len or pkt_tag, the input skb is considered invalid
and dropped. All the associated packets already in skb_pool should be
dropped and freed. Added a comment describing this issue.
The patch also makes remain_skb NULL after being processed so that it
cannot be referenced after potential free. The initialization of hif_dev
fields which are associated with remain_skb (rx_remain_len,
rx_transfer_len and rx_pad_len) is moved after a new remain_skb is
allocated.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs: jfs: fix shift-out-of-bounds in dbDiscardAG
This should be applied to most URSAN bugs found recently by syzbot,
by guarding the dbMount. As syzbot feeding rubbish into the bmap
descriptor.
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hugetlbfs: fix null-ptr-deref in hugetlbfs_parse_param()
Syzkaller reports a null-ptr-deref bug as follows:
======================================================
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
RIP: 0010:hugetlbfs_parse_param+0x1dd/0x8e0 fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c:1380
[...]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
vfs_parse_fs_param fs/fs_context.c:148 [inline]
vfs_parse_fs_param+0x1f9/0x3c0 fs/fs_context.c:129
vfs_parse_fs_string+0xdb/0x170 fs/fs_context.c:191
generic_parse_monolithic+0x16f/0x1f0 fs/fs_context.c:231
do_new_mount fs/namespace.c:3036 [inline]
path_mount+0x12de/0x1e20 fs/namespace.c:3370
do_mount fs/namespace.c:3383 [inline]
__do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3591 [inline]
__se_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3568 [inline]
__x64_sys_mount+0x27f/0x300 fs/namespace.c:3568
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
[...]
</TASK>
======================================================
According to commit "vfs: parse: deal with zero length string value",
kernel will set the param->string to null pointer in vfs_parse_fs_string()
if fs string has zero length.
Yet the problem is that, hugetlbfs_parse_param() will dereference the
param->string, without checking whether it is a null pointer. To be more
specific, if hugetlbfs_parse_param() parses an illegal mount parameter,
such as "size=,", kernel will constructs struct fs_parameter with null
pointer in vfs_parse_fs_string(), then passes this struct fs_parameter to
hugetlbfs_parse_param(), which triggers the above null-ptr-deref bug.
This patch solves it by adding sanity check on param->string
in hugetlbfs_parse_param().
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mtd: maps: pxa2xx-flash: fix memory leak in probe
Free 'info' upon remapping error to avoid a memory leak.
[<miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>: Reword the commit log]
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jbd2: fix potential use-after-free in jbd2_fc_wait_bufs
In 'jbd2_fc_wait_bufs' use 'bh' after put buffer head reference count
which may lead to use-after-free.
So judge buffer if uptodate before put buffer head reference count.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nbd: Fix hung when signal interrupts nbd_start_device_ioctl()
syzbot reported hung task [1]. The following program is a simplified
version of the reproducer:
int main(void)
{
int sv[2], fd;
if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, sv) < 0)
return 1;
if ((fd = open("/dev/nbd0", 0)) < 0)
return 1;
if (ioctl(fd, NBD_SET_SIZE_BLOCKS, 0x81) < 0)
return 1;
if (ioctl(fd, NBD_SET_SOCK, sv[0]) < 0)
return 1;
if (ioctl(fd, NBD_DO_IT) < 0)
return 1;
return 0;
}
When signal interrupt nbd_start_device_ioctl() waiting the condition
atomic_read(&config->recv_threads) == 0, the task can hung because it
waits the completion of the inflight IOs.
This patch fixes the issue by clearing queue, not just shutdown, when
signal interrupt nbd_start_device_ioctl().
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ata: ahci: Match EM_MAX_SLOTS with SATA_PMP_MAX_PORTS
UBSAN complains about array-index-out-of-bounds:
[ 1.980703] kernel: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in /build/linux-9H675w/linux-5.15.0/drivers/ata/libahci.c:968:41
[ 1.980709] kernel: index 15 is out of range for type 'ahci_em_priv [8]'
[ 1.980713] kernel: CPU: 0 PID: 209 Comm: scsi_eh_8 Not tainted 5.15.0-25-generic #25-Ubuntu
[ 1.980716] kernel: Hardware name: System manufacturer System Product Name/P5Q3, BIOS 1102 06/11/2010
[ 1.980718] kernel: Call Trace:
[ 1.980721] kernel: <TASK>
[ 1.980723] kernel: show_stack+0x52/0x58
[ 1.980729] kernel: dump_stack_lvl+0x4a/0x5f
[ 1.980734] kernel: dump_stack+0x10/0x12
[ 1.980736] kernel: ubsan_epilogue+0x9/0x45
[ 1.980739] kernel: __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds.cold+0x44/0x49
[ 1.980742] kernel: ahci_qc_issue+0x166/0x170 [libahci]
[ 1.980748] kernel: ata_qc_issue+0x135/0x240
[ 1.980752] kernel: ata_exec_internal_sg+0x2c4/0x580
[ 1.980754] kernel: ? vprintk_default+0x1d/0x20
[ 1.980759] kernel: ata_exec_internal+0x67/0xa0
[ 1.980762] kernel: sata_pmp_read+0x8d/0xc0
[ 1.980765] kernel: sata_pmp_read_gscr+0x3c/0x90
[ 1.980768] kernel: sata_pmp_attach+0x8b/0x310
[ 1.980771] kernel: ata_eh_revalidate_and_attach+0x28c/0x4b0
[ 1.980775] kernel: ata_eh_recover+0x6b6/0xb30
[ 1.980778] kernel: ? ahci_do_hardreset+0x180/0x180 [libahci]
[ 1.980783] kernel: ? ahci_stop_engine+0xb0/0xb0 [libahci]
[ 1.980787] kernel: ? ahci_do_softreset+0x290/0x290 [libahci]
[ 1.980792] kernel: ? trace_event_raw_event_ata_eh_link_autopsy_qc+0xe0/0xe0
[ 1.980795] kernel: sata_pmp_eh_recover.isra.0+0x214/0x560
[ 1.980799] kernel: sata_pmp_error_handler+0x23/0x40
[ 1.980802] kernel: ahci_error_handler+0x43/0x80 [libahci]
[ 1.980806] kernel: ata_scsi_port_error_handler+0x2b1/0x600
[ 1.980810] kernel: ata_scsi_error+0x9c/0xd0
[ 1.980813] kernel: scsi_error_handler+0xa1/0x180
[ 1.980817] kernel: ? scsi_unjam_host+0x1c0/0x1c0
[ 1.980820] kernel: kthread+0x12a/0x150
[ 1.980823] kernel: ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50
[ 1.980826] kernel: ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
[ 1.980831] kernel: </TASK>
This happens because sata_pmp_init_links() initialize link->pmp up to
SATA_PMP_MAX_PORTS while em_priv is declared as 8 elements array.
I can't find the maximum Enclosure Management ports specified in AHCI
spec v1.3.1, but "12.2.1 LED message type" states that "Port Multiplier
Information" can utilize 4 bits, which implies it can support up to 16
ports. Hence, use SATA_PMP_MAX_PORTS as EM_MAX_SLOTS to resolve the
issue.
BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1970074
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ACPI: tables: FPDT: Don't call acpi_os_map_memory() on invalid phys address
On a Packard Bell Dot SC (Intel Atom N2600 model) there is a FPDT table
which contains invalid physical addresses, with high bits set which fall
outside the range of the CPU-s supported physical address range.
Calling acpi_os_map_memory() on such an invalid phys address leads to
the below WARN_ON in ioremap triggering resulting in an oops/stacktrace.
Add code to verify the physical address before calling acpi_os_map_memory()
to fix / avoid the oops.
[ 1.226900] ioremap: invalid physical address 3001000000000000
[ 1.226949] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 1.226962] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1 at arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c:200 __ioremap_caller.cold+0x43/0x5f
[ 1.226996] Modules linked in:
[ 1.227016] CPU: 1 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.0.0-rc3+ #490
[ 1.227029] Hardware name: Packard Bell dot s/SJE01_CT, BIOS V1.10 07/23/2013
[ 1.227038] RIP: 0010:__ioremap_caller.cold+0x43/0x5f
[ 1.227054] Code: 96 00 00 e9 f8 af 24 ff 89 c6 48 c7 c7 d8 0c 84 99 e8 6a 96 00 00 e9 76 af 24 ff 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 a8 0c 84 99 e8 56 96 00 00 <0f> 0b e9 60 af 24 ff 48 8b 34 24 48 c7 c7 40 0d 84 99 e8 3f 96 00
[ 1.227067] RSP: 0000:ffffb18c40033d60 EFLAGS: 00010286
[ 1.227084] RAX: 0000000000000032 RBX: 3001000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 1.227095] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00000000ffffdfff RDI: 00000000ffffffff
[ 1.227105] RBP: 3001000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffb18c40033c18
[ 1.227115] R10: 0000000000000003 R11: ffffffff99d62fe8 R12: 0000000000000008
[ 1.227124] R13: 0003001000000000 R14: 0000000000001000 R15: 3001000000000000
[ 1.227135] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff913a3c080000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 1.227146] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 1.227156] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000018c26000 CR4: 00000000000006e0
[ 1.227167] Call Trace:
[ 1.227176] <TASK>
[ 1.227185] ? acpi_os_map_iomem+0x1c9/0x1e0
[ 1.227215] ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x187/0x370
[ 1.227254] acpi_os_map_iomem+0x1c9/0x1e0
[ 1.227288] acpi_init_fpdt+0xa8/0x253
[ 1.227308] ? acpi_debugfs_init+0x1f/0x1f
[ 1.227339] do_one_initcall+0x5a/0x300
[ 1.227406] ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x3f/0x80
[ 1.227442] kernel_init_freeable+0x28b/0x2cc
[ 1.227512] ? rest_init+0x170/0x170
[ 1.227538] kernel_init+0x16/0x140
[ 1.227552] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
[ 1.227639] </TASK>
[ 1.227647] irq event stamp: 186819
[ 1.227656] hardirqs last enabled at (186825): [<ffffffff98184a6e>] __up_console_sem+0x5e/0x70
[ 1.227672] hardirqs last disabled at (186830): [<ffffffff98184a53>] __up_console_sem+0x43/0x70
[ 1.227686] softirqs last enabled at (186576): [<ffffffff980fbc9d>] __irq_exit_rcu+0xed/0x160
[ 1.227701] softirqs last disabled at (186569): [<ffffffff980fbc9d>] __irq_exit_rcu+0xed/0x160
[ 1.227715] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-15