In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: arfs: fix use-after-free when freeing @rx_cpu_rmap
The CI testing bots triggered the following splat:
[ 718.203054] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in free_irq_cpu_rmap+0x53/0x80 [ 718.206349] Read of size 4 at addr ffff8881bd127e00 by task sh/20834 [ 718.212852] CPU: 28 PID: 20834 Comm: sh Kdump: loaded Tainted: G S W IOE 5.17.0-rc8_nextqueue-devqueue-02643-g23f3121aca93 #1 [ 718.219695] Hardware name: Intel Corporation S2600WFT/S2600WFT, BIOS SE5C620.86B.02.01.0012.070720200218 07/07/2020 [ 718.223418] Call Trace: [ 718.227139] [ 718.230783] dump_stack_lvl+0x33/0x42 [ 718.234431] print_address_description.constprop.9+0x21/0x170 [ 718.238177] ? free_irq_cpu_rmap+0x53/0x80 [ 718.241885] ? free_irq_cpu_rmap+0x53/0x80 [ 718.245539] kasan_report.cold.18+0x7f/0x11b [ 718.249197] ? free_irq_cpu_rmap+0x53/0x80 [ 718.252852] free_irq_cpu_rmap+0x53/0x80 [ 718.256471] ice_free_cpu_rx_rmap.part.11+0x37/0x50 [ice] [ 718.260174] ice_remove_arfs+0x5f/0x70 [ice] [ 718.263810] ice_rebuild_arfs+0x3b/0x70 [ice] [ 718.267419] ice_rebuild+0x39c/0xb60 [ice] [ 718.270974] ? asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x12/0x20 [ 718.274472] ? ice_init_phy_user_cfg+0x360/0x360 [ice] [ 718.278033] ? delay_tsc+0x4a/0xb0 [ 718.281513] ? preempt_count_sub+0x14/0xc0 [ 718.284984] ? delay_tsc+0x8f/0xb0 [ 718.288463] ice_do_reset+0x92/0xf0 [ice] [ 718.292014] ice_pci_err_resume+0x91/0xf0 [ice] [ 718.295561] pci_reset_function+0x53/0x80 <...> [ 718.393035] Allocated by task 690: [ 718.433497] Freed by task 20834: [ 718.495688] Last potentially related work creation: [ 718.568966] The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff8881bd127e00 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-96 of size 96 [ 718.574085] The buggy address is located 0 bytes inside of 96-byte region [ffff8881bd127e00, ffff8881bd127e60) [ 718.579265] The buggy address belongs to the page: [ 718.598905] Memory state around the buggy address: [ 718.601809] ffff8881bd127d00: fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fc fc fc fc [ 718.604796] ffff8881bd127d80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 fc fc fc fc fc fc [ 718.607794] >ffff8881bd127e00: fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fc fc fc fc [ 718.610811] ^ [ 718.613819] ffff8881bd127e80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 fc fc fc fc [ 718.617107] ffff8881bd127f00: fa fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fb fc fc fc fc
This is due to that free_irq_cpu_rmap() is always being called *after* (devm_)free_irq() and thus it tries to work with IRQ descs already freed. For example, on device reset the driver frees the rmap right before allocating a new one (the splat above). Make rmap creation and freeing function symmetrical with {request,free}_irq() calls i.e. do that on ifup/ifdown instead of device probe/remove/resume. These operations can be performed independently from the actual device aRFS configuration. Also, make sure ice_vsi_free_irq() clears IRQ affinity notifiers only when aRFS is disabled -- otherwise, CPU rmap sets and clears its own and they must not be touched manually.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.237-230.949Upgrade kernelUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perf | May 30, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Feb 27, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftool | Jun 13, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Jun 11, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftool | Jul 1, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1082-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1088-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1087-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1070-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1087-gcpUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1085-gkeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-144-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1041-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-144-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-144-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1088-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1088-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1094-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1094-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1041-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-kvmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-144-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1082-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-144-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1085-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1052-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-144-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1081-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1088-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 | Jun 26, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 22, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
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