vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2025-39673: Important priority package update for kernel (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 5, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Dec 4, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 5, 2025
Added
Sep 30, 2025
Modified
Dec 4, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ppp: fix race conditions in ppp_fill_forward_path
ppp_fill_forward_path() has two race conditions:
1. The ppp->channels list can change between list_empty() and
list_first_entry(), as ppp_lock() is not held. If the only channel
is deleted in ppp_disconnect_channel(), list_first_entry() may
access an empty head or a freed entry, and trigger a panic.
2. pch->chan can be NULL. When ppp_unregister_channel() is called,
pch->chan is set to NULL before pch is removed from ppp->channels.
Fix these by using a lockless RCU approach:
- Use list_first_or_null_rcu() to safely test and access the first list
entry.
- Convert list modifications on ppp->channels to their RCU variants and
add synchronize_net() after removal.
- Check for a NULL pch->chan before dereferencing it.
ppp: fix race conditions in ppp_fill_forward_path
ppp_fill_forward_path() has two race conditions:
1. The ppp->channels list can change between list_empty() and
list_first_entry(), as ppp_lock() is not held. If the only channel
is deleted in ppp_disconnect_channel(), list_first_entry() may
access an empty head or a freed entry, and trigger a panic.
2. pch->chan can be NULL. When ppp_unregister_channel() is called,
pch->chan is set to NULL before pch is removed from ppp->channels.
Fix these by using a lockless RCU approach:
- Use list_first_or_null_rcu() to safely test and access the first list
entry.
- Convert list modifications on ppp->channels to their RCU variants and
add synchronize_net() after removal.
- Check for a NULL pch->chan before dereferencing it.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-bpftoolamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-bpftool-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernelamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86-64amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-headersamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-libbpfamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-libbpf-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-libbpf-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-libbpf-staticamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-6-1-141-165-249amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-6-1-141-167-250amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-6-1-144-170-251amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-6-1-147-172-259amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-6-1-150-174-273amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-modules-extraamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-modules-extra-commonamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-toolsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-tools-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-kernel-tools-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perfamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perf-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-python3-perfamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-python3-perf-debuginfo
References
- CVE-2025-39673
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-39673
- URL-https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2025-1186.html
- URL-https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALASLIVEPATCH-2025-085.html
- URL-https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALASLIVEPATCH-2025-086.html
- URL-https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALASLIVEPATCH-2025-089.html
- URL-https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALASLIVEPATCH-2025-090.html
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