In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf, sockmap: Fix an infinite loop error when len is 0 in tcp_bpf_recvmsg_parser()
When the buffer length of the recvmsg system call is 0, we got the flollowing soft lockup problem:
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#3 stuck for 27s! [a.out:6149] CPU: 3 PID: 6149 Comm: a.out Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.2.0+ #30 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:remove_wait_queue+0xb/0xc0 Code: 5e 41 5f c3 cc cc cc cc 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 0f 1e fa 0f 1f 44 00 00 41 57 <41> 56 41 55 41 54 55 48 89 fd 53 48 89 f3 4c 8d 6b 18 4c 8d 73 20 RSP: 0018:ffff88811b5978b8 EFLAGS: 00000246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88811a7d3780 RCX: ffffffffb7a4d768 RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: ffff88811b597908 RDI: ffff888115408040 RBP: 1ffff110236b2f1b R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff88811a7d37e7 R10: ffffed10234fa6fc R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff88811179b800 R13: 0000000000000001 R14: ffff88811a7d38a8 R15: ffff88811a7d37e0 FS: 00007f6fb5398740(0000) GS:ffff888237180000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000020000000 CR3: 000000010b6ba002 CR4: 0000000000370ee0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> tcp_msg_wait_data+0x279/0x2f0 tcp_bpf_recvmsg_parser+0x3c6/0x490 inet_recvmsg+0x280/0x290 sock_recvmsg+0xfc/0x120 ____sys_recvmsg+0x160/0x3d0 ___sys_recvmsg+0xf0/0x180 __sys_recvmsg+0xea/0x1a0 do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc
The logic in tcp_bpf_recvmsg_parser is as follows:
msg_bytes_ready: copied = sk_msg_recvmsg(sk, psock, msg, len, flags); if (!copied) { wait data; goto msg_bytes_ready; }
In this case, "copied" always is 0, the infinite loop occurs.
According to the Linux system call man page, 0 should be returned in this case. Therefore, in tcp_bpf_recvmsg_parser(), if the length is 0, directly return. Also modify several other functions with the same problem.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.104-63.140Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 | Jun 23, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.21-1.45Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade bpftool | Jun 24, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | May 5, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perf | Jul 11, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade python3-perf | Nov 12, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftool | Oct 24, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-gkeop | May 8, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jun 8, 2026 | May 2, 2025 |
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