Linux: >> Linux Kernel >> 5.15.97 Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
blk-mq: use quiesced elevator switch when reinitializing queues
The hctx's run_work may be racing with the elevator switch when
reinitializing hardware queues. The queue is merely frozen in this
context, but that only prevents requests from allocating and doesn't
stop the hctx work from running. The work may get an elevator pointer
that's being torn down, and can result in use-after-free errors and
kernel panics (example below). Use the quiesced elevator switch instead,
and make the previous one static since it is now only used locally.
nvme nvme0: resetting controller
nvme nvme0: 32/0/0 default/read/poll queues
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 80000020c8861067 P4D 80000020c8861067 PUD 250f8c8067 PMD 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI
Workqueue: kblockd blk_mq_run_work_fn
RIP: 0010:kyber_has_work+0x29/0x70
...
Call Trace:
__blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched+0x83/0x2b0
__blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x12e/0x170
blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x30/0x60
__blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x2b/0x50
process_one_work+0x1ef/0x380
worker_thread+0x2d/0x3e0
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-10-07
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
blk-iolatency: Fix memory leak on add_disk() failures
When a gendisk is successfully initialized but add_disk() fails such as when
a loop device has invalid number of minor device numbers specified,
blkcg_init_disk() is called during init and then blkcg_exit_disk() during
error handling. Unfortunately, iolatency gets initialized in the former but
doesn't get cleaned up in the latter.
This is because, in non-error cases, the cleanup is performed by
del_gendisk() calling rq_qos_exit(), the assumption being that rq_qos
policies, iolatency being one of them, can only be activated once the disk
is fully registered and visible. That assumption is true for wbt and iocost,
but not so for iolatency as it gets initialized before add_disk() is called.
It is desirable to lazy-init rq_qos policies because they are optional
features and add to hot path overhead once initialized - each IO has to walk
all the registered rq_qos policies. So, we want to switch iolatency to lazy
init too. However, that's a bigger change. As a fix for the immediate
problem, let's just add an extra call to rq_qos_exit() in blkcg_exit_disk().
This is safe because duplicate calls to rq_qos_exit() become noop's.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-10-07
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ARM: OMAP2+: omap4-common: Fix refcount leak bug
In omap4_sram_init(), of_find_compatible_node() will return a node
pointer with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() when
it is not used anymore.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-10-07
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Fix potential null-deref in dm_resume
[Why]
Fixing smatch error:
dm_resume() error: we previously assumed 'aconnector->dc_link' could be null
[How]
Check if dc_link null at the beginning of the loop,
so further checks can be dropped.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-10-07
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amdgpu: Fix size validation for non-exclusive domains (v4)
Fix amdgpu_bo_validate_size() to check whether the TTM domain manager for the
requested memory exists, else we get a kernel oops when dereferencing "man".
v2: Make the patch standalone, i.e. not dependent on local patches.
v3: Preserve old behaviour and just check that the manager pointer is not
NULL.
v4: Complain if GTT domain requested and it is uninitialized--most likely a
bug.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-10-07
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
parisc: Fix locking in pdc_iodc_print() firmware call
Utilize pdc_lock spinlock to protect parallel modifications of the
iodc_dbuf[] buffer, check length to prevent buffer overflow of
iodc_dbuf[], drop the iodc_retbuf[] buffer and fix some wrong
indentings.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-10-07
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dax: Fix dax_mapping_release() use after free
A CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT_RELEASE test of removing a device-dax region
provider (like modprobe -r dax_hmem) yields:
kobject: 'mapping0' (ffff93eb460e8800): kobject_release, parent 0000000000000000 (delayed 2000)
[..]
DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(1)
WARNING: CPU: 23 PID: 282 at kernel/locking/lockdep.c:232 __lock_acquire+0x9fc/0x2260
[..]
RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0x9fc/0x2260
[..]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
[..]
lock_acquire+0xd4/0x2c0
? ida_free+0x62/0x130
_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x47/0x70
? ida_free+0x62/0x130
ida_free+0x62/0x130
dax_mapping_release+0x1f/0x30
device_release+0x36/0x90
kobject_delayed_cleanup+0x46/0x150
Due to attempting ida_free() on an ida object that has already been
freed. Devices typically only hold a reference on their parent while
registered. If a child needs a parent object to complete its release it
needs to hold a reference that it drops from its release callback.
Arrange for a dax_mapping to pin its parent dev_dax instance until
dax_mapping_release().
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-10-04
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: qla2xxx: Fix deletion race condition
System crash when using debug kernel due to link list corruption. The cause
of the link list corruption is due to session deletion was allowed to queue
up twice. Here's the internal trace that show the same port was allowed to
double queue for deletion on different cpu.
20808683956 015 qla2xxx [0000:13:00.1]-e801:4: Scheduling sess ffff93ebf9306800 for deletion 50:06:0e:80:12:48:ff:50 fc4_type 1
20808683957 027 qla2xxx [0000:13:00.1]-e801:4: Scheduling sess ffff93ebf9306800 for deletion 50:06:0e:80:12:48:ff:50 fc4_type 1
Move the clearing/setting of deleted flag lock.
CVSS Score
4.7
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-10-04
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: fix invalid free of JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap in diUnmount
syzbot found an invalid-free in diUnmount:
BUG: KASAN: double-free in slab_free mm/slub.c:3661 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: double-free in __kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3674
Free of addr ffff88806f410000 by task syz-executor131/3632
CPU: 0 PID: 3632 Comm: syz-executor131 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc7-syzkaller-00012-gca57f02295f1 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x1b1/0x28e lib/dump_stack.c:106
print_address_description+0x74/0x340 mm/kasan/report.c:284
print_report+0x107/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:395
kasan_report_invalid_free+0xac/0xd0 mm/kasan/report.c:460
____kasan_slab_free+0xfb/0x120
kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:177 [inline]
slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:1724 [inline]
slab_free_freelist_hook+0x12e/0x1a0 mm/slub.c:1750
slab_free mm/slub.c:3661 [inline]
__kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3674
diUnmount+0xef/0x100 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:195
jfs_umount+0x108/0x370 fs/jfs/jfs_umount.c:63
jfs_put_super+0x86/0x190 fs/jfs/super.c:194
generic_shutdown_super+0x130/0x310 fs/super.c:492
kill_block_super+0x79/0xd0 fs/super.c:1428
deactivate_locked_super+0xa7/0xf0 fs/super.c:332
cleanup_mnt+0x494/0x520 fs/namespace.c:1186
task_work_run+0x243/0x300 kernel/task_work.c:179
exit_task_work include/linux/task_work.h:38 [inline]
do_exit+0x664/0x2070 kernel/exit.c:820
do_group_exit+0x1fd/0x2b0 kernel/exit.c:950
__do_sys_exit_group kernel/exit.c:961 [inline]
__se_sys_exit_group kernel/exit.c:959 [inline]
__x64_sys_exit_group+0x3b/0x40 kernel/exit.c:959
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
[...]
JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap is not setting to NULL after free in diUnmount.
If jfs_remount() free JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap but then failed at diMount().
JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap will be freed once again.
Fix this problem by setting JFS_IP(ipimap)->i_imap to NULL after free.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-10-04
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm integrity: call kmem_cache_destroy() in dm_integrity_init() error path
Otherwise the journal_io_cache will leak if dm_register_target() fails.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-10-04