In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm thin: Fix UAF in run_timer_softirq()
When dm_resume() and dm_destroy() are concurrent, it will lead to UAF, as follows:
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __run_timers+0x173/0x710 Write of size 8 at addr ffff88816d9490f0 by task swapper/0/0 <snip> Call Trace: <IRQ> dump_stack_lvl+0x73/0x9f print_report.cold+0x132/0xaa2 _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xcd/0x160 __run_timers+0x173/0x710 kasan_report+0xad/0x110 __run_timers+0x173/0x710 __asan_store8+0x9c/0x140 __run_timers+0x173/0x710 call_timer_fn+0x310/0x310 pvclock_clocksource_read+0xfa/0x250 kvm_clock_read+0x2c/0x70 kvm_clock_get_cycles+0xd/0x20 ktime_get+0x5c/0x110 lapic_next_event+0x38/0x50 clockevents_program_event+0xf1/0x1e0 run_timer_softirq+0x49/0x90 __do_softirq+0x16e/0x62c __irq_exit_rcu+0x1fa/0x270 irq_exit_rcu+0x12/0x20 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x8e/0xc0
One of the concurrency UAF can be shown as below:
use free do_resume | __find_device_hash_cell | dm_get | atomic_inc(&md->holders) | | dm_destroy | __dm_destroy | if (!dm_suspended_md(md)) | atomic_read(&md->holders) | msleep(1) dm_resume | __dm_resume | dm_table_resume_targets | pool_resume | do_waker #add delay work | dm_put | atomic_dec(&md->holders) | | dm_table_destroy | pool_dtr | __pool_dec | __pool_destroy | destroy_workqueue | kfree(pool) # free pool time out __do_softirq run_timer_softirq # pool has already been freed
This can be easily reproduced using: 1. create thin-pool 2. dmsetup suspend pool 3. dmsetup resume pool 4. dmsetup remove_all # Concurrent with 3
The root cause of this UAF bug is that dm_resume() adds timer after dm_destroy() skips cancelling the timer because of suspend status. After timeout, it will call run_timer_softirq(), however pool has already been freed. The concurrency UAF bug will happen.
Therefore, cancelling timer again in __pool_destroy().
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.165-143.735Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.90-54.138Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.304-226.531 | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perf | Feb 3, 2026 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-azure-4.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-hweUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-aws-hweUpgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-gcp-4.15Upgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-gcp | Oct 28, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Oct 22, 2025 |
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