In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
virtio_ring: Fix data race by tagging event_triggered as racy for KCSAN
syzbot reports a data-race when accessing the event_triggered, here is the simplified stack when the issue occurred:
================================================================== BUG: KCSAN: data-race in virtqueue_disable_cb / virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed
write to 0xffff8881025bc452 of 1 bytes by task 3288 on cpu 0: virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed+0x42/0x3c0 drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c:2653 start_xmit+0x230/0x1310 drivers/net/virtio_net.c:3264 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5151 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5160 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3800 [inline]
read to 0xffff8881025bc452 of 1 bytes by interrupt on cpu 1: virtqueue_disable_cb_split drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c:880 [inline] virtqueue_disable_cb+0x92/0x180 drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c:2566 skb_xmit_done+0x5f/0x140 drivers/net/virtio_net.c:777 vring_interrupt+0x161/0x190 drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c:2715 __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x95/0x490 kernel/irq/handle.c:158 handle_irq_event_percpu kernel/irq/handle.c:193 [inline]
value changed: 0x01 -> 0x00 ==================================================================
When the data race occurs, the function virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed() sets event_triggered to false, and virtqueue_disable_cb_split/packed() reads it as false due to the race condition. Since event_triggered is an unreliable hint used for optimization, this should only cause the driver temporarily suggest that the device not send an interrupt notification when the event index is used.
Fix this KCSAN reported data-race issue by explicitly tagging the access as data_racy.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.185-126.190Upgrade kernelUpgrade python-perfUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-debuginfo | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.141-155.222Upgrade kernel6.12Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.31-35.92Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade bpftool-debuginfo | Jul 11, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Jun 20, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Sep 10, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.14Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1032-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-152-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1012-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1094-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-32-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.14Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04cUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1012-oemUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1032-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-152-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1085-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1041-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1013-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1090-gcpUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.14Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1043-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-kvmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1012-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-awsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1043-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1094-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1087-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1090-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.14Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-ibmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1090-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1013-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.14Upgrade linux-image-oem-6.14Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1013-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1088-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-152-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1085-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.14Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1016-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1090-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-32-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-152-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2037-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1014-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-152-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1090-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-152-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1054-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1016-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1013-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1090-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1044-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1085-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1073-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 8, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
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