Linux: >> Linux Kernel >> 2.6.20.7 Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hfsplus: fix slab-out-of-bounds in hfsplus_bnode_read()
The hfsplus_bnode_read() method can trigger the issue:
[ 174.852007][ T9784] ==================================================================
[ 174.852709][ T9784] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in hfsplus_bnode_read+0x2f4/0x360
[ 174.853412][ T9784] Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810b5fc6c0 by task repro/9784
[ 174.854059][ T9784]
[ 174.854272][ T9784] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 9784 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.16.0-rc3 #7 PREEMPT(full)
[ 174.854281][ T9784] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
[ 174.854286][ T9784] Call Trace:
[ 174.854289][ T9784] <TASK>
[ 174.854292][ T9784] dump_stack_lvl+0x10e/0x1f0
[ 174.854305][ T9784] print_report+0xd0/0x660
[ 174.854315][ T9784] ? __virt_addr_valid+0x81/0x610
[ 174.854323][ T9784] ? __phys_addr+0xe8/0x180
[ 174.854330][ T9784] ? hfsplus_bnode_read+0x2f4/0x360
[ 174.854337][ T9784] kasan_report+0xc6/0x100
[ 174.854346][ T9784] ? hfsplus_bnode_read+0x2f4/0x360
[ 174.854354][ T9784] hfsplus_bnode_read+0x2f4/0x360
[ 174.854362][ T9784] hfsplus_bnode_dump+0x2ec/0x380
[ 174.854370][ T9784] ? __pfx_hfsplus_bnode_dump+0x10/0x10
[ 174.854377][ T9784] ? hfsplus_bnode_write_u16+0x83/0xb0
[ 174.854385][ T9784] ? srcu_gp_start+0xd0/0x310
[ 174.854393][ T9784] ? __mark_inode_dirty+0x29e/0xe40
[ 174.854402][ T9784] hfsplus_brec_remove+0x3d2/0x4e0
[ 174.854411][ T9784] __hfsplus_delete_attr+0x290/0x3a0
[ 174.854419][ T9784] ? __pfx_hfs_find_1st_rec_by_cnid+0x10/0x10
[ 174.854427][ T9784] ? __pfx___hfsplus_delete_attr+0x10/0x10
[ 174.854436][ T9784] ? __asan_memset+0x23/0x50
[ 174.854450][ T9784] hfsplus_delete_all_attrs+0x262/0x320
[ 174.854459][ T9784] ? __pfx_hfsplus_delete_all_attrs+0x10/0x10
[ 174.854469][ T9784] ? rcu_is_watching+0x12/0xc0
[ 174.854476][ T9784] ? __mark_inode_dirty+0x29e/0xe40
[ 174.854483][ T9784] hfsplus_delete_cat+0x845/0xde0
[ 174.854493][ T9784] ? __pfx_hfsplus_delete_cat+0x10/0x10
[ 174.854507][ T9784] hfsplus_unlink+0x1ca/0x7c0
[ 174.854516][ T9784] ? __pfx_hfsplus_unlink+0x10/0x10
[ 174.854525][ T9784] ? down_write+0x148/0x200
[ 174.854532][ T9784] ? __pfx_down_write+0x10/0x10
[ 174.854540][ T9784] vfs_unlink+0x2fe/0x9b0
[ 174.854549][ T9784] do_unlinkat+0x490/0x670
[ 174.854557][ T9784] ? __pfx_do_unlinkat+0x10/0x10
[ 174.854565][ T9784] ? __might_fault+0xbc/0x130
[ 174.854576][ T9784] ? getname_flags.part.0+0x1c5/0x550
[ 174.854584][ T9784] __x64_sys_unlink+0xc5/0x110
[ 174.854592][ T9784] do_syscall_64+0xc9/0x480
[ 174.854600][ T9784] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
[ 174.854608][ T9784] RIP: 0033:0x7f6fdf4c3167
[ 174.854614][ T9784] Code: f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 26 0d 0e 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 08
[ 174.854622][ T9784] RSP: 002b:00007ffcb948bca8 EFLAGS: 00000206 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000057
[ 174.854630][ T9784] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f6fdf4c3167
[ 174.854636][ T9784] RDX: 00007ffcb948bcc0 RSI: 00007ffcb948bcc0 RDI: 00007ffcb948bd50
[ 174.854641][ T9784] RBP: 00007ffcb948cd90 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 00007ffcb948bb40
[ 174.854645][ T9784] R10: 00007f6fdf564fc0 R11: 0000000000000206 R12: 0000561e1bc9c2d0
[ 174.854650][ T9784] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 174.854658][ T9784] </TASK>
[ 174.854661][ T9784]
[ 174.879281][ T9784] Allocated by task 9784:
[ 174.879664][ T9784] kasan_save_stack+0x20/0x40
[ 174.880082][ T9784] kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
[ 174.880500][ T9784] __kasan_kmalloc+0xaa/0xb0
[ 174.880908][ T9784] __kmalloc_noprof+0x205/0x550
[ 174.881337][ T9784] __hfs_bnode_create+0x107/0x890
[ 174.881779][ T9784] hfsplus_bnode_find+0x2d0/0xd10
[ 174.882222][ T9784] hfsplus_brec_find+0x2b0/0x520
[ 174.882659][ T9784] hfsplus_delete_all_attrs+0x23b/0x3
---truncated---
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-04
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hfs: fix slab-out-of-bounds in hfs_bnode_read()
This patch introduces is_bnode_offset_valid() method that checks
the requested offset value. Also, it introduces
check_and_correct_requested_length() method that checks and
correct the requested length (if it is necessary). These methods
are used in hfs_bnode_read(), hfs_bnode_write(), hfs_bnode_clear(),
hfs_bnode_copy(), and hfs_bnode_move() with the goal to prevent
the access out of allocated memory and triggering the crash.
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-04
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rcu/nocb: Fix possible invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer access
In the preparation stage of CPU online, if the corresponding
the rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread does not exist, will be created,
there is a situation where the rdp's rcuop kthreads creation fails,
and then de-offload this CPU's rdp, does not assign this CPU's
rdp->nocb_cb_kthread pointer, but this rdp's->nocb_gp_rdp and
rdp's->rdp_gp->nocb_gp_kthread is still valid.
This will cause the subsequent re-offload operation of this offline
CPU, which will pass the conditional check and the kthread_unpark()
will access invalid rdp's->nocb_cb_kthread pointer.
This commit therefore use rdp's->nocb_gp_kthread instead of
rdp_gp's->nocb_gp_kthread for safety check.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-04
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/pm: fix null pointer access
Writing a string without delimiters (' ', '\n', '\0') to the under
gpu_od/fan_ctrl sysfs or pp_power_profile_mode for the CUSTOM profile
will result in a null pointer dereference.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-04
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
loop: Avoid updating block size under exclusive owner
Syzbot came up with a reproducer where a loop device block size is
changed underneath a mounted filesystem. This causes a mismatch between
the block device block size and the block size stored in the superblock
causing confusion in various places such as fs/buffer.c. The particular
issue triggered by syzbot was a warning in __getblk_slow() due to
requested buffer size not matching block device block size.
Fix the problem by getting exclusive hold of the loop device to change
its block size. This fails if somebody (such as filesystem) has already
an exclusive ownership of the block device and thus prevents modifying
the loop device under some exclusive owner which doesn't expect it.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-04
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: upper bound check of tree index in dbAllocAG
When computing the tree index in dbAllocAG, we never check if we are
out of bounds realative to the size of the stree.
This could happen in a scenario where the filesystem metadata are
corrupted.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-04
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: Regular file corruption check
The reproducer builds a corrupted file on disk with a negative i_size value.
Add a check when opening this file to avoid subsequent operation failures.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-04
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: fix potential buffer overflow in do_register_framebuffer()
The current implementation may lead to buffer overflow when:
1. Unregistration creates NULL gaps in registered_fb[]
2. All array slots become occupied despite num_registered_fb < FB_MAX
3. The registration loop exceeds array bounds
Add boundary check to prevent registered_fb[FB_MAX] access.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-04
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fbdev: Fix vmalloc out-of-bounds write in fast_imageblit
This issue triggers when a userspace program does an ioctl
FBIOPUT_CON2FBMAP by passing console number and frame buffer number.
Ideally this maps console to frame buffer and updates the screen if
console is visible.
As part of mapping it has to do resize of console according to frame
buffer info. if this resize fails and returns from vc_do_resize() and
continues further. At this point console and new frame buffer are mapped
and sets display vars. Despite failure still it continue to proceed
updating the screen at later stages where vc_data is related to previous
frame buffer and frame buffer info and display vars are mapped to new
frame buffer and eventully leading to out-of-bounds write in
fast_imageblit(). This bheviour is excepted only when fg_console is
equal to requested console which is a visible console and updates screen
with invalid struct references in fbcon_putcs().
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-04
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: appletalk: Fix use-after-free in AARP proxy probe
The AARP proxyâprobe routine (aarp_proxy_probe_network) sends a probe,
releases the aarp_lock, sleeps, then re-acquires the lock. During that
window an expire timer thread (__aarp_expire_timer) can remove and
kfree() the same entry, leading to a use-after-free.
race condition:
cpu 0 | cpu 1
atalk_sendmsg() | atif_proxy_probe_device()
aarp_send_ddp() | aarp_proxy_probe_network()
mod_timer() | lock(aarp_lock) // LOCK!!
timeout around 200ms | alloc(aarp_entry)
and then call | proxies[hash] = aarp_entry
aarp_expire_timeout() | aarp_send_probe()
| unlock(aarp_lock) // UNLOCK!!
lock(aarp_lock) // LOCK!! | msleep(100);
__aarp_expire_timer(&proxies[ct]) |
free(aarp_entry) |
unlock(aarp_lock) // UNLOCK!! |
| lock(aarp_lock) // LOCK!!
| UAF aarp_entry !!
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in aarp_proxy_probe_network+0x560/0x630 net/appletalk/aarp.c:493
Read of size 4 at addr ffff8880123aa360 by task repro/13278
CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 13278 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.15.2 #3 PREEMPT(full)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1b0 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:408 [inline]
print_report+0xc1/0x630 mm/kasan/report.c:521
kasan_report+0xca/0x100 mm/kasan/report.c:634
aarp_proxy_probe_network+0x560/0x630 net/appletalk/aarp.c:493
atif_proxy_probe_device net/appletalk/ddp.c:332 [inline]
atif_ioctl+0xb58/0x16c0 net/appletalk/ddp.c:857
atalk_ioctl+0x198/0x2f0 net/appletalk/ddp.c:1818
sock_do_ioctl+0xdc/0x260 net/socket.c:1190
sock_ioctl+0x239/0x6a0 net/socket.c:1311
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:906 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:892 [inline]
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x194/0x200 fs/ioctl.c:892
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcb/0x250 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
</TASK>
Allocated:
aarp_alloc net/appletalk/aarp.c:382 [inline]
aarp_proxy_probe_network+0xd8/0x630 net/appletalk/aarp.c:468
atif_proxy_probe_device net/appletalk/ddp.c:332 [inline]
atif_ioctl+0xb58/0x16c0 net/appletalk/ddp.c:857
atalk_ioctl+0x198/0x2f0 net/appletalk/ddp.c:1818
Freed:
kfree+0x148/0x4d0 mm/slub.c:4841
__aarp_expire net/appletalk/aarp.c:90 [inline]
__aarp_expire_timer net/appletalk/aarp.c:261 [inline]
aarp_expire_timeout+0x480/0x6e0 net/appletalk/aarp.c:317
The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff8880123aa300
which belongs to the cache kmalloc-192 of size 192
The buggy address is located 96 bytes inside of
freed 192-byte region [ffff8880123aa300, ffff8880123aa3c0)
Memory state around the buggy address:
ffff8880123aa200: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
ffff8880123aa280: 00 00 00 00 fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
>ffff8880123aa300: fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb
^
ffff8880123aa380: fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
ffff8880123aa400: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
==================================================================
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-08-22