In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vhost_task: Handle SIGKILL by flushing work and exiting
Instead of lingering until the device is closed, this has us handle SIGKILL by:
1. marking the worker as killed so we no longer try to use it with new virtqueues and new flush operations. 2. setting the virtqueue to worker mapping so no new works are queued. 3. running all the exiting works.
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 | — | No solution existsUpgrade linux | May 15, 2025 | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gkeUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oemUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1018-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k | Nov 4, 2024 | Jul 30, 2024 |
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