In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
aio: Fix null ptr deref in aio_complete() wakeup
list_del_init_careful() needs to be the last access to the wait queue entry - it effectively unlocks access.
Previously, finish_wait() would see the empty list head and skip taking the lock, and then we'd return - but the completion path would still attempt to do the wakeup after the task_struct pointer had been overwritten.
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 | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 19, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oemUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1004-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-35-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1005-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracleUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1006-ibmUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gcp | Jul 1, 2024 | May 19, 2024 |
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