In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: ibmvfc: Store vhost pointer during subcrq allocation
Currently the back pointer from a queue to the vhost adapter isn't set until after subcrq interrupt registration. The value is available when a queue is first allocated and can/should be also set for primary and async queues as well as subcrqs.
This fixes a crash observed during kexec/kdump on Power 9 with legacy XICS interrupt controller where a pending subcrq interrupt from the previous kernel can be replayed immediately upon IRQ registration resulting in dereference of a garbage backpointer in ibmvfc_interrupt_scsi().
Kernel attempted to read user page (58) - exploit attempt? (uid: 0) BUG: Kernel NULL pointer dereference on read at 0x00000058 Faulting instruction address: 0xc008000003216a08 Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1] ... NIP [c008000003216a08] ibmvfc_interrupt_scsi+0x40/0xb0 [ibmvfc] LR [c0000000082079e8] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x98/0x270 Call Trace: [c000000047fa3d80] [c0000000123e6180] 0xc0000000123e6180 (unreliable) [c000000047fa3df0] [c0000000082079e8] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x98/0x270 [c000000047fa3ea0] [c000000008207d18] handle_irq_event+0x98/0x188 [c000000047fa3ef0] [c00000000820f564] handle_fasteoi_irq+0xc4/0x310 [c000000047fa3f40] [c000000008205c60] generic_handle_irq+0x50/0x80 [c000000047fa3f60] [c000000008015c40] __do_irq+0x70/0x1a0 [c000000047fa3f90] [c000000008016d7c] __do_IRQ+0x9c/0x130 [c000000014622f60] [0000000020000000] 0x20000000 [c000000014622ff0] [c000000008016e50] do_IRQ+0x40/0xa0 [c000000014623020] [c000000008017044] replay_soft_interrupts+0x194/0x2f0 [c000000014623210] [c0000000080172a8] arch_local_irq_restore+0x108/0x170 [c000000014623240] [c000000008eb1008] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x58/0xb0 [c000000014623270] [c00000000820b12c] __setup_irq+0x49c/0x9f0 [c000000014623310] [c00000000820b7c0] request_threaded_irq+0x140/0x230 [c000000014623380] [c008000003212a50] ibmvfc_register_scsi_channel+0x1e8/0x2f0 [ibmvfc] [c000000014623450] [c008000003213d1c] ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs+0xc4/0x1f0 [ibmvfc] [c0000000146234d0] [c0080000032145a8] ibmvfc_reset_crq+0x150/0x210 [ibmvfc] [c000000014623550] [c0080000032147c8] ibmvfc_init_crq+0x160/0x280 [ibmvfc] [c0000000146235f0] [c00800000321a9cc] ibmvfc_probe+0x2a4/0x530 [ibmvfc]
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Feb 27, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-aws-5.15 | Mar 19, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
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