In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
virtio_pci: Fix admin vq cleanup by using correct info pointer
vp_modern_avq_cleanup() and vp_del_vqs() clean up admin vq resources by virtio_pci_vq_info pointer. The info pointer of admin vq is stored in vp_dev->admin_vq.info instead of vp_dev->vqs[]. Using the info pointer from vp_dev->vqs[] for admin vq causes a kernel NULL pointer dereference bug. In vp_modern_avq_cleanup() and vp_del_vqs(), get the info pointer from vp_dev->admin_vq.info for admin vq to clean up the resources. Also make info ptr as argument of vp_del_vq() to be symmetric with vp_setup_vq().
vp_reset calls vp_modern_avq_cleanup, and causes the Call Trace: ================================================================== BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address:0000000000000000 ... CPU: 49 UID: 0 PID: 4439 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.11.0-rc5 #1 RIP: 0010:vp_reset+0x57/0x90 [virtio_pci] Call Trace: <TASK> ... ? vp_reset+0x57/0x90 [virtio_pci] ? vp_reset+0x38/0x90 [virtio_pci] virtio_reset_device+0x1d/0x30 remove_vq_common+0x1c/0x1a0 [virtio_net] virtnet_remove+0xa1/0xc0 [virtio_net] virtio_dev_remove+0x46/0xa0 ... virtio_pci_driver_exit+0x14/0x810 [virtio_pci] ==================================================================
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhat_linux | — | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 21, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-11-0-1005-realtimeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-11-0-1008-raspiubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-11-0-1009-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-11-0-1009-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-11-0-1009-azure-fdeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-11-0-1009-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-11-0-1010-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-11-0-1010-lowlatency-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-11-0-1011-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-11-0-1011-oracle-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-11-0-1015-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-11-0-18-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-11-0-18-generic-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure-fdeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-24-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-24-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-24-04aubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-24-04bubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracle-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspiubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-realtimeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-realtime-hwe-24-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-24-04 | Feb 20, 2025 | Nov 21, 2024 |
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