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-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-cross-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-rt | 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 perfUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-rt-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-kvmUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-rt-kvmUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-cross-headersUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-devel | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1007-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1076-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1005-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1020-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1006-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8 | Feb 20, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
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