In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
EDAC/skx_common: Fix general protection fault
After loading i10nm_edac (which automatically loads skx_edac_common), if unload only i10nm_edac, then reload it and perform error injection testing, a general protection fault may occur:
mce: [Hardware Error]: Machine check events logged Oops: general protection fault ... ... Workqueue: events mce_gen_pool_process RIP: 0010:string+0x53/0xe0 ... Call Trace: <TASK> ? die_addr+0x37/0x90 ? exc_general_protection+0x1e7/0x3f0 ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x26/0x30 ? string+0x53/0xe0 vsnprintf+0x23e/0x4c0 snprintf+0x4d/0x70 skx_adxl_decode+0x16a/0x330 [skx_edac_common] skx_mce_check_error.part.0+0xf8/0x220 [skx_edac_common] skx_mce_check_error+0x17/0x20 [skx_edac_common] ...
The issue arose was because the variable 'adxl_component_count' (inside skx_edac_common), which counts the ADXL components, was not reset. During the reloading of i10nm_edac, the count was incremented by the actual number of ADXL components again, resulting in a count that was double the real number of ADXL components. This led to an out-of-bounds reference to the ADXL component array, causing the general protection fault above.
Fix this issue by resetting the 'adxl_component_count' in adxl_put(), which is called during the unloading of {skx,i10nm}_edac.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade perfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.186-128.192Upgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.239-236.958Upgrade kernel-debuginfo | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.144-170.251Upgrade kernelUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.35-55.103Upgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-modules-extra | Sep 9, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-tools | Nov 12, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Sep 10, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-156-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-raspiUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1056-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcp-64kUpgrade 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linux-image-6.14.0-1016-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.14Upgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.14Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2037-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1045-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1014-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1013-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1034-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1045-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1013-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1087-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1096-azureUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1090-oracleUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1013-aws-64k | Jul 14, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Sep 3, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
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