In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
comedi: Fix use of uninitialized memory in do_insn_ioctl() and do_insnlist_ioctl()
syzbot reports a KMSAN kernel-infoleak in `do_insn_ioctl()`. A kernel buffer is allocated to hold `insn->n` samples (each of which is an `unsigned int`). For some instruction types, `insn->n` samples are copied back to user-space, unless an error code is being returned. The problem is that not all the instruction handlers that need to return data to userspace fill in the whole `insn->n` samples, so that there is an information leak. There is a similar syzbot report for `do_insnlist_ioctl()`, although it does not have a reproducer for it at the time of writing.
One culprit is `insn_rw_emulate_bits()` which is used as the handler for `INSN_READ` or `INSN_WRITE` instructions for subdevices that do not have a specific handler for that instruction, but do have an `INSN_BITS` handler. For `INSN_READ` it only fills in at most 1 sample, so if `insn->n` is greater than 1, the remaining `insn->n - 1` samples copied to userspace will be uninitialized kernel data.
Another culprit is `vm80xx_ai_insn_read()` in the "vm80xx" driver. It never returns an error, even if it fails to fill the buffer.
Fix it in `do_insn_ioctl()` and `do_insnlist_ioctl()` by making sure that uninitialized parts of the allocated buffer are zeroed before handling each instruction.
Thanks to Arnaud Lecomte for their fix to `do_insn_ioctl()`. That fix replaced the call to `kmalloc_array()` with `kcalloc()`, but it is not always necessary to clear the whole buffer.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-vdso | Dec 5, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2037-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1049-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1089-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1093-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade 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linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1044-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1097-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1097-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1038-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1097-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1096-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-163-fipsUpgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15 | Dec 5, 2025 | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 10, 2025 | Sep 5, 2025 |
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