Linux: >> Linux Kernel >> 6.1.103 Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: vm_unmap_ram() may be called from an invalid context
When testing F2FS with xfstests using UFS backed virtual disks the
kernel complains sometimes that f2fs_release_decomp_mem() calls
vm_unmap_ram() from an invalid context. Example trace from
f2fs/007 test:
f2fs/007 5s ... [12:59:38][ 8.902525] run fstests f2fs/007
[ 11.468026] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at mm/vmalloc.c:2978
[ 11.471849] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 1, non_block: 0, pid: 68, name: irq/22-ufshcd
[ 11.475357] preempt_count: 1, expected: 0
[ 11.476970] RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0
[ 11.478531] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 68 Comm: irq/22-ufshcd Tainted: G W 6.16.0-rc5-xfstests-ufs-g40f92e79b0aa #9 PREEMPT(none)
[ 11.478535] Tainted: [W]=WARN
[ 11.478536] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
[ 11.478537] Call Trace:
[ 11.478543] <TASK>
[ 11.478545] dump_stack_lvl+0x4e/0x70
[ 11.478554] __might_resched.cold+0xaf/0xbe
[ 11.478557] vm_unmap_ram+0x21/0xb0
[ 11.478560] f2fs_release_decomp_mem+0x59/0x80
[ 11.478563] f2fs_free_dic+0x18/0x1a0
[ 11.478565] f2fs_finish_read_bio+0xd7/0x290
[ 11.478570] blk_update_request+0xec/0x3b0
[ 11.478574] ? sbitmap_queue_clear+0x3b/0x60
[ 11.478576] scsi_end_request+0x27/0x1a0
[ 11.478582] scsi_io_completion+0x40/0x300
[ 11.478583] ufshcd_mcq_poll_cqe_lock+0xa3/0xe0
[ 11.478588] ufshcd_sl_intr+0x194/0x1f0
[ 11.478592] ufshcd_threaded_intr+0x68/0xb0
[ 11.478594] ? __pfx_irq_thread_fn+0x10/0x10
[ 11.478599] irq_thread_fn+0x20/0x60
[ 11.478602] ? __pfx_irq_thread_fn+0x10/0x10
[ 11.478603] irq_thread+0xb9/0x180
[ 11.478605] ? __pfx_irq_thread_dtor+0x10/0x10
[ 11.478607] ? __pfx_irq_thread+0x10/0x10
[ 11.478609] kthread+0x10a/0x230
[ 11.478614] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 11.478615] ret_from_fork+0x7e/0xd0
[ 11.478619] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 11.478621] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 11.478623] </TASK>
This patch modifies in_task() check inside f2fs_read_end_io() to also
check if interrupts are disabled. This ensures that pages are unmapped
asynchronously in an interrupt handler.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-07
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath11k: fix sleeping-in-atomic in ath11k_mac_op_set_bitrate_mask()
ath11k_mac_disable_peer_fixed_rate() is passed as the iterator to
ieee80211_iterate_stations_atomic(). Note in this case the iterator is
required to be atomic, however ath11k_mac_disable_peer_fixed_rate() does
not follow it as it might sleep. Consequently below warning is seen:
BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at wmi.c:304
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl
__might_resched.cold
ath11k_wmi_cmd_send
ath11k_wmi_set_peer_param
ath11k_mac_disable_peer_fixed_rate
ieee80211_iterate_stations_atomic
ath11k_mac_op_set_bitrate_mask.cold
Change to ieee80211_iterate_stations_mtx() to fix this issue.
Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3.6510.30
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-07
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
serial: 8250: fix panic due to PSLVERR
When the PSLVERR_RESP_EN parameter is set to 1, the device generates
an error response if an attempt is made to read an empty RBR (Receive
Buffer Register) while the FIFO is enabled.
In serial8250_do_startup(), calling serial_port_out(port, UART_LCR,
UART_LCR_WLEN8) triggers dw8250_check_lcr(), which invokes
dw8250_force_idle() and serial8250_clear_and_reinit_fifos(). The latter
function enables the FIFO via serial_out(p, UART_FCR, p->fcr).
Execution proceeds to the serial_port_in(port, UART_RX).
This satisfies the PSLVERR trigger condition.
When another CPU (e.g., using printk()) is accessing the UART (UART
is busy), the current CPU fails the check (value & ~UART_LCR_SPAR) ==
(lcr & ~UART_LCR_SPAR) in dw8250_check_lcr(), causing it to enter
dw8250_force_idle().
Put serial_port_out(port, UART_LCR, UART_LCR_WLEN8) under the port->lock
to fix this issue.
Panic backtrace:
[ 0.442336] Oops - unknown exception [#1]
[ 0.442343] epc : dw8250_serial_in32+0x1e/0x4a
[ 0.442351] ra : serial8250_do_startup+0x2c8/0x88e
...
[ 0.442416] console_on_rootfs+0x26/0x70
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-05
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
s390/ism: fix concurrency management in ism_cmd()
The s390x ISM device data sheet clearly states that only one
request-response sequence is allowable per ISM function at any point in
time. Unfortunately as of today the s390/ism driver in Linux does not
honor that requirement. This patch aims to rectify that.
This problem was discovered based on Aliaksei's bug report which states
that for certain workloads the ISM functions end up entering error state
(with PEC 2 as seen from the logs) after a while and as a consequence
connections handled by the respective function break, and for future
connection requests the ISM device is not considered -- given it is in a
dysfunctional state. During further debugging PEC 3A was observed as
well.
A kernel message like
[ 1211.244319] zpci: 061a:00:00.0: Event 0x2 reports an error for PCI function 0x61a
is a reliable indicator of the stated function entering error state
with PEC 2. Let me also point out that a kernel message like
[ 1211.244325] zpci: 061a:00:00.0: The ism driver bound to the device does not support error recovery
is a reliable indicator that the ISM function won't be auto-recovered
because the ISM driver currently lacks support for it.
On a technical level, without this synchronization, commands (inputs to
the FW) may be partially or fully overwritten (corrupted) by another CPU
trying to issue commands on the same function. There is hard evidence that
this can lead to DMB token values being used as DMB IOVAs, leading to
PEC 2 PCI events indicating invalid DMA. But this is only one of the
failure modes imaginable. In theory even completely losing one command
and executing another one twice and then trying to interpret the outputs
as if the command we intended to execute was actually executed and not
the other one is also possible. Frankly, I don't feel confident about
providing an exhaustive list of possible consequences.
CVSS Score
4.7
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-05
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
parisc: Revise __get_user() to probe user read access
Because of the way read access support is implemented, read access
interruptions are only triggered at privilege levels 2 and 3. The
kernel executes at privilege level 0, so __get_user() never triggers
a read access interruption (code 26). Thus, it is currently possible
for user code to access a read protected address via a system call.
Fix this by probing read access rights at privilege level 3 (PRIV_USER)
and setting __gu_err to -EFAULT (-14) if access isn't allowed.
Note the cmpiclr instruction does a 32-bit compare because COND macro
doesn't work inside asm.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-05
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vsock/virtio: Validate length in packet header before skb_put()
When receiving a vsock packet in the guest, only the virtqueue buffer
size is validated prior to virtio_vsock_skb_rx_put(). Unfortunately,
virtio_vsock_skb_rx_put() uses the length from the packet header as the
length argument to skb_put(), potentially resulting in SKB overflow if
the host has gone wonky.
Validate the length as advertised by the packet header before calling
virtio_vsock_skb_rx_put().
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-05
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iio: imu: bno055: fix OOB access of hw_xlate array
Fix a potential out-of-bounds array access of the hw_xlate array in
bno055.c.
In bno055_get_regmask(), hw_xlate was iterated over the length of the
vals array instead of the length of the hw_xlate array. In the case of
bno055_gyr_scale, the vals array is larger than the hw_xlate array,
so this could result in an out-of-bounds access. In practice, this
shouldn't happen though because a match should always be found which
breaks out of the for loop before it iterates beyond the end of the
hw_xlate array.
By adding a new hw_xlate_len field to the bno055_sysfs_attr, we can be
sure we are iterating over the correct length.
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-05
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix refcount leak causing resource not released
When ksmbd_conn_releasing(opinfo->conn) returns true,the refcount was not
decremented properly, causing a refcount leak that prevents the count from
reaching zero and the memory from being released.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-05
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: qat - flush misc workqueue during device shutdown
Repeated loading and unloading of a device specific QAT driver, for
example qat_4xxx, in a tight loop can lead to a crash due to a
use-after-free scenario. This occurs when a power management (PM)
interrupt triggers just before the device-specific driver (e.g.,
qat_4xxx.ko) is unloaded, while the core driver (intel_qat.ko) remains
loaded.
Since the driver uses a shared workqueue (`qat_misc_wq`) across all
devices and owned by intel_qat.ko, a deferred routine from the
device-specific driver may still be pending in the queue. If this
routine executes after the driver is unloaded, it can dereference freed
memory, resulting in a page fault and kernel crash like the following:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffa000002e50a01c
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
RIP: 0010:pm_bh_handler+0x1d2/0x250 [intel_qat]
Call Trace:
pm_bh_handler+0x1d2/0x250 [intel_qat]
process_one_work+0x171/0x340
worker_thread+0x277/0x3a0
kthread+0xf0/0x120
ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50
To prevent this, flush the misc workqueue during device shutdown to
ensure that all pending work items are completed before the driver is
unloaded.
Note: This approach may slightly increase shutdown latency if the
workqueue contains jobs from other devices, but it ensures correctness
and stability.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-05
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: venus: protect against spurious interrupts during probe
Make sure the interrupt handler is initialized before the interrupt is
registered.
If the IRQ is registered before hfi_create(), it's possible that an
interrupt fires before the handler setup is complete, leading to a NULL
dereference.
This error condition has been observed during system boot on Rb3Gen2.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-09-05