In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
parisc: Revise gateway LWS calls to probe user read access
We use load and stbys,e instructions to trigger memory reference interruptions without writing to memory. Because of the way read access support is implemented, read access interruptions are only triggered at privilege levels 2 and 3. The kernel and gateway page execute at privilege level 0, so this code never triggers a read access interruption. Thus, it is currently possible for user code to execute a LWS compare and swap operation at an address that is read protected at privilege level 3 (PRIV_USER).
Fix this by probing read access rights at privilege level 3 and branching to lws_fault if access isn't allowed.
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 linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2037-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1041-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-fipsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1044-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-raspiUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-awsUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-oracleUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-azureUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8 | Feb 12, 2026 | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 7, 2025 | Sep 5, 2025 |
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