In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
idpf: fix idpf_vc_core_init error path
In an event where the platform running the device control plane is rebooted, reset is detected on the driver. It releases all the resources and waits for the reset to complete. Once the reset is done, it tries to build the resources back. At this time if the device control plane is not yet started, then the driver timeouts on the virtchnl message and retries to establish the mailbox again.
In the retry flow, mailbox is deinitialized but the mailbox workqueue is still alive and polling for the mailbox message. This results in accessing the released control queue leading to null-ptr-deref. Fix it by unrolling the work queue cancellation and mailbox deinitialization in the reverse order which they got initialized.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-cross-headersUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Jul 1, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Jun 30, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Jun 26, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt-kvmUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-kvmUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-cross-headersUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debug-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-rt-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1076-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-gcpUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1007-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1005-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1020-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1006-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04b | Feb 20, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
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