In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tty: serial: fsl_lpuart: fix race on RX DMA shutdown
From time to time DMA completion can come in the middle of DMA shutdown:
<process ctx>: <IRQ>: lpuart32_shutdown() lpuart_dma_shutdown() del_timer_sync() lpuart_dma_rx_complete() lpuart_copy_rx_to_tty() mod_timer() lpuart_dma_rx_free()
When the timer fires a bit later, sport->dma_rx_desc is NULL:
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000004 pc : lpuart_copy_rx_to_tty+0xcc/0x5bc lr : lpuart_timer_func+0x1c/0x2c Call trace: lpuart_copy_rx_to_tty lpuart_timer_func call_timer_fn __run_timers.part.0 run_timer_softirq __do_softirq __irq_exit_rcu irq_exit handle_domain_irq gic_handle_irq call_on_irq_stack do_interrupt_handler ...
To fix this fold del_timer_sync() into lpuart_dma_rx_free() after dmaengine_terminate_sync() to make sure timer will not be re-started in lpuart_copy_rx_to_tty() <= lpuart_dma_rx_complete().
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | May 5, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rtNo solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15 | May 8, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | May 2, 2025 |
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