In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
parisc: led: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in start_task()
start_task() calls create_singlethread_workqueue() and not checked the ret value, which may return NULL. And a null-ptr-deref may happen:
start_task() create_singlethread_workqueue() # failed, led_wq is NULL queue_delayed_work() queue_delayed_work_on() __queue_delayed_work() # warning here, but continue __queue_work() # access wq->flags, null-ptr-deref
Check the ret value and return -ENOMEM if it is NULL.
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 | Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-4.15Upgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-hweUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-gcp-4.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-aws-hweUpgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15 | Sep 26, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 15, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 |
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