In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/resctrl: Fix allocation of cleanest CLOSID on platforms with no monitors
Commit
6eac36bb9eb0 ("x86/resctrl: Allocate the cleanest CLOSID by searching closid_num_dirty_rmid")
added logic that causes resctrl to search for the CLOSID with the fewest dirty cache lines when creating a new control group, if requested by the arch code. This depends on the values read from the llc_occupancy counters. The logic is applicable to architectures where the CLOSID effectively forms part of the monitoring identifier and so do not allow complete freedom to choose an unused monitoring identifier for a given CLOSID.
This support missed that some platforms may not have these counters. This causes a NULL pointer dereference when creating a new control group as the array was not allocated by dom_data_init().
As this feature isn't necessary on platforms that don't have cache occupancy monitors, add this to the check that occurs when a new control group is allocated.
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 | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 18, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-22-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1017-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1004-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.11Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-22-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1008-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-28-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-edgeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.11Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-awsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.11Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1024-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.11Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-28-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1018-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1017-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1018-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1008-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k | Jun 26, 2025 | Apr 18, 2025 |
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