Linux: >> Linux Kernel >> 5.15.211 Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: target: Fix recursive locking in __configfs_open_file()
In flush_write_buffer, &p->frag_sem is acquired and then the loaded store
function is called, which, here, is target_core_item_dbroot_store(). This
function called filp_open(), following which these functions were called
(in reverse order), according to the call trace:
down_read
__configfs_open_file
do_dentry_open
vfs_open
do_open
path_openat
do_filp_open
file_open_name
filp_open
target_core_item_dbroot_store
flush_write_buffer
configfs_write_iter
target_core_item_dbroot_store() tries to validate the new file path by
trying to open the file path provided to it; however, in this case, the bug
report shows:
db_root: not a directory: /sys/kernel/config/target/dbroot
indicating that the same configfs file was tried to be opened, on which it
is currently working on. Thus, it is trying to acquire frag_sem semaphore
of the same file of which it already holds the semaphore obtained in
flush_write_buffer(), leading to acquiring the semaphore in a nested manner
and a possibility of recursive locking.
Fix this by modifying target_core_item_dbroot_store() to use kern_path()
instead of filp_open() to avoid opening the file using filesystem-specific
function __configfs_open_file(), and further modifying it to make this fix
compatible.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-03-25
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
irqchip/sifive-plic: Fix frozen interrupt due to affinity setting
PLIC ignores interrupt completion message for disabled interrupt, explained
by the specification:
The PLIC signals it has completed executing an interrupt handler by
writing the interrupt ID it received from the claim to the
claim/complete register. The PLIC does not check whether the completion
ID is the same as the last claim ID for that target. If the completion
ID does not match an interrupt source that is currently enabled for
the target, the completion is silently ignored.
This caused problems in the past, because an interrupt can be disabled
while still being handled and plic_irq_eoi() had no effect. That was fixed
by checking if the interrupt is disabled, and if so enable it, before
sending the completion message. That check is done with irqd_irq_disabled().
However, that is not sufficient because the enable bit for the handling
hart can be zero despite irqd_irq_disabled(d) being false. This can happen
when affinity setting is changed while a hart is still handling the
interrupt.
This problem is easily reproducible by dumping a large file to uart (which
generates lots of interrupts) and at the same time keep changing the uart
interrupt's affinity setting. The uart port becomes frozen almost
instantaneously.
Fix this by checking PLIC's enable bit instead of irqd_irq_disabled().
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-03-25
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: add xmit recursion limit to tunnel xmit functions
Tunnel xmit functions (iptunnel_xmit, ip6tunnel_xmit) lack their own
recursion limit. When a bond device in broadcast mode has GRE tap
interfaces as slaves, and those GRE tunnels route back through the
bond, multicast/broadcast traffic triggers infinite recursion between
bond_xmit_broadcast() and ip_tunnel_xmit()/ip6_tnl_xmit(), causing
kernel stack overflow.
The existing XMIT_RECURSION_LIMIT (8) in the no-qdisc path is not
sufficient because tunnel recursion involves route lookups and full IP
output, consuming much more stack per level. Use a lower limit of 4
(IP_TUNNEL_RECURSION_LIMIT) to prevent overflow.
Add recursion detection using dev_xmit_recursion helpers directly in
iptunnel_xmit() and ip6tunnel_xmit() to cover all IPv4/IPv6 tunnel
paths including UDP encapsulated tunnels (VXLAN, Geneve, etc.).
Move dev_xmit_recursion helpers from net/core/dev.h to public header
include/linux/netdevice.h so they can be used by tunnel code.
BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in blake2s.constprop.0+0xe7/0x160
Write of size 32 at addr ffff88810033fed0 by task kworker/0:1/11
Workqueue: mld mld_ifc_work
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__build_flow_key.constprop.0 (net/ipv4/route.c:515)
ip_rt_update_pmtu (net/ipv4/route.c:1073)
iptunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:84)
ip_tunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:847)
gre_tap_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:779)
dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)
sch_direct_xmit (net/sched/sch_generic.c:347)
__dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4802)
bond_dev_queue_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:312)
bond_xmit_broadcast (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5279)
bond_start_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5530)
dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)
__dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4841)
ip_finish_output2 (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:237)
ip_output (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:438)
iptunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:86)
gre_tap_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:779)
dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)
sch_direct_xmit (net/sched/sch_generic.c:347)
__dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4802)
bond_dev_queue_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:312)
bond_xmit_broadcast (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5279)
bond_start_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5530)
dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)
__dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4841)
ip_finish_output2 (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:237)
ip_output (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:438)
iptunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:86)
ip_tunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:847)
gre_tap_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:779)
dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)
sch_direct_xmit (net/sched/sch_generic.c:347)
__dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4802)
bond_dev_queue_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:312)
bond_xmit_broadcast (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5279)
bond_start_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5530)
dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)
__dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4841)
mld_sendpack
mld_ifc_work
process_one_work
worker_thread
</TASK>
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-03-20
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: always walk all pending catchall elements
During transaction processing we might have more than one catchall element:
1 live catchall element and 1 pending element that is coming as part of the
new batch.
If the map holding the catchall elements is also going away, its
required to toggle all catchall elements and not just the first viable
candidate.
Otherwise, we get:
WARNING: ./include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h:1281 at nft_data_release+0xb7/0xe0 [nf_tables], CPU#2: nft/1404
RIP: 0010:nft_data_release+0xb7/0xe0 [nf_tables]
[..]
__nft_set_elem_destroy+0x106/0x380 [nf_tables]
nf_tables_abort_release+0x348/0x8d0 [nf_tables]
nf_tables_abort+0xcf2/0x3ac0 [nf_tables]
nfnetlink_rcv_batch+0x9c9/0x20e0 [..]
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2026-03-20
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally bump set->nelems before insertion
In case that the set is full, a new element gets published then removed
without waiting for the RCU grace period, while RCU reader can be
walking over it already.
To address this issue, add the element transaction even if set is full,
but toggle the set_full flag to report -ENFILE so the abort path safely
unwinds the set to its previous state.
As for element updates, decrement set->nelems to restore it.
A simpler fix is to call synchronize_rcu() in the error path.
However, with a large batch adding elements to already maxed-out set,
this could cause noticeable slowdown of such batches.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-03-20
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
perf: Fix __perf_event_overflow() vs perf_remove_from_context() race
Make sure that __perf_event_overflow() runs with IRQs disabled for all
possible callchains. Specifically the software events can end up running
it with only preemption disabled.
This opens up a race vs perf_event_exit_event() and friends that will go
and free various things the overflow path expects to be present, like
the BPF program.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-03-20
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Revert "drm/amd: Check if ASPM is enabled from PCIe subsystem"
This reverts commit 7294863a6f01248d72b61d38478978d638641bee.
This commit was erroneously applied again after commit 0ab5d711ec74
("drm/amd: Refactor `amdgpu_aspm` to be evaluated per device")
removed it, leading to very hard to debug crashes, when used with a system with two
AMD GPUs of which only one supports ASPM.
(cherry picked from commit 97a9689300eb2b393ba5efc17c8e5db835917080)
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-03-18
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix to do sanity check on node footer in {read,write}_end_io
-----------[ cut here ]------------
kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/data.c:358!
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
blk_update_request+0x5eb/0xe70 block/blk-mq.c:987
blk_mq_end_request+0x3e/0x70 block/blk-mq.c:1149
blk_complete_reqs block/blk-mq.c:1224 [inline]
blk_done_softirq+0x107/0x160 block/blk-mq.c:1229
handle_softirqs+0x283/0x870 kernel/softirq.c:579
__do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:613 [inline]
invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:453 [inline]
__irq_exit_rcu+0xca/0x1f0 kernel/softirq.c:680
irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x30 kernel/softirq.c:696
instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1050 [inline]
sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa6/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1050
</IRQ>
In f2fs_write_end_io(), it detects there is inconsistency in between
node page index (nid) and footer.nid of node page.
If footer of node page is corrupted in fuzzed image, then we load corrupted
node page w/ async method, e.g. f2fs_ra_node_pages() or f2fs_ra_node_page(),
in where we won't do sanity check on node footer, once node page becomes
dirty, we will encounter this bug after node page writeback.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-03-18
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix IS_CHECKPOINTED flag inconsistency issue caused by concurrent atomic commit and checkpoint writes
During SPO tests, when mounting F2FS, an -EINVAL error was returned from
f2fs_recover_inode_page. The issue occurred under the following scenario
Thread A Thread B
f2fs_ioc_commit_atomic_write
- f2fs_do_sync_file // atomic = true
- f2fs_fsync_node_pages
: last_folio = inode folio
: schedule before folio_lock(last_folio) f2fs_write_checkpoint
- block_operations// writeback last_folio
- schedule before f2fs_flush_nat_entries
: set_fsync_mark(last_folio, 1)
: set_dentry_mark(last_folio, 1)
: folio_mark_dirty(last_folio)
- __write_node_folio(last_folio)
: f2fs_down_read(&sbi->node_write)//block
- f2fs_flush_nat_entries
: {struct nat_entry}->flag |= BIT(IS_CHECKPOINTED)
- unblock_operations
: f2fs_up_write(&sbi->node_write)
f2fs_write_checkpoint//return
: f2fs_do_write_node_page()
f2fs_ioc_commit_atomic_write//return
SPO
Thread A calls f2fs_need_dentry_mark(sbi, ino), and the last_folio has
already been written once. However, the {struct nat_entry}->flag did not
have the IS_CHECKPOINTED set, causing set_dentry_mark(last_folio, 1) and
write last_folio again after Thread B finishes f2fs_write_checkpoint.
After SPO and reboot, it was detected that {struct node_info}->blk_addr
was not NULL_ADDR because Thread B successfully write the checkpoint.
This issue only occurs in atomic write scenarios. For regular file
fsync operations, the folio must be dirty. If
block_operations->f2fs_sync_node_pages successfully submit the folio
write, this path will not be executed. Otherwise, the
f2fs_write_checkpoint will need to wait for the folio write submission
to complete, as sbi->nr_pages[F2FS_DIRTY_NODES] > 0. Therefore, the
situation where f2fs_need_dentry_mark checks that the {struct
nat_entry}->flag /wo the IS_CHECKPOINTED flag, but the folio write has
already been submitted, will not occur.
Therefore, for atomic file fsync, sbi->node_write should be acquired
through __write_node_folio to ensure that the IS_CHECKPOINTED flag
correctly indicates that the checkpoint write has been completed.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-03-18
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: add proper RCU protection to /proc/net/ptype
Yin Fengwei reported an RCU stall in ptype_seq_show() and provided
a patch.
Real issue is that ptype_seq_next() and ptype_seq_show() violate
RCU rules.
ptype_seq_show() runs under rcu_read_lock(), and reads pt->dev
to get device name without any barrier.
At the same time, concurrent writers can remove a packet_type structure
(which is correctly freed after an RCU grace period) and clear pt->dev
without an RCU grace period.
Define ptype_iter_state to carry a dev pointer along seq_net_private:
struct ptype_iter_state {
struct seq_net_private p;
struct net_device *dev; // added in this patch
};
We need to record the device pointer in ptype_get_idx() and
ptype_seq_next() so that ptype_seq_show() is safe against
concurrent pt->dev changes.
We also need to add full RCU protection in ptype_seq_next().
(Missing READ_ONCE() when reading list.next values)
Many thanks to Dong Chenchen for providing a repro.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-03-18