In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: vm_unmap_ram() may be called from an invalid context
When testing F2FS with xfstests using UFS backed virtual disks the kernel complains sometimes that f2fs_release_decomp_mem() calls vm_unmap_ram() from an invalid context. Example trace from f2fs/007 test:
f2fs/007 5s ... [12:59:38][ 8.902525] run fstests f2fs/007 [ 11.468026] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at mm/vmalloc.c:2978 [ 11.471849] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 1, non_block: 0, pid: 68, name: irq/22-ufshcd [ 11.475357] preempt_count: 1, expected: 0 [ 11.476970] RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0 [ 11.478531] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 68 Comm: irq/22-ufshcd Tainted: G W 6.16.0-rc5-xfstests-ufs-g40f92e79b0aa #9 PREEMPT(none) [ 11.478535] Tainted: [W]=WARN [ 11.478536] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 11.478537] Call Trace: [ 11.478543] <TASK> [ 11.478545] dump_stack_lvl+0x4e/0x70 [ 11.478554] __might_resched.cold+0xaf/0xbe [ 11.478557] vm_unmap_ram+0x21/0xb0 [ 11.478560] f2fs_release_decomp_mem+0x59/0x80 [ 11.478563] f2fs_free_dic+0x18/0x1a0 [ 11.478565] f2fs_finish_read_bio+0xd7/0x290 [ 11.478570] blk_update_request+0xec/0x3b0 [ 11.478574] ? sbitmap_queue_clear+0x3b/0x60 [ 11.478576] scsi_end_request+0x27/0x1a0 [ 11.478582] scsi_io_completion+0x40/0x300 [ 11.478583] ufshcd_mcq_poll_cqe_lock+0xa3/0xe0 [ 11.478588] ufshcd_sl_intr+0x194/0x1f0 [ 11.478592] ufshcd_threaded_intr+0x68/0xb0 [ 11.478594] ? __pfx_irq_thread_fn+0x10/0x10 [ 11.478599] irq_thread_fn+0x20/0x60 [ 11.478602] ? __pfx_irq_thread_fn+0x10/0x10 [ 11.478603] irq_thread+0xb9/0x180 [ 11.478605] ? __pfx_irq_thread_dtor+0x10/0x10 [ 11.478607] ? __pfx_irq_thread+0x10/0x10 [ 11.478609] kthread+0x10a/0x230 [ 11.478614] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 11.478615] ret_from_fork+0x7e/0xd0 [ 11.478619] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 11.478621] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [ 11.478623] </TASK>
This patch modifies in_task() check inside f2fs_read_end_io() to also check if interrupts are disabled. This ensures that pages are unmapped asynchronously in an interrupt handler.
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 9, 2025 | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.14Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1020-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1044-ibmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-6.14Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-azureUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.14Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.14Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1016-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1016-oemUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2037-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-36-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1020-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-36-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1017-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-awsUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1018-raspiUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.14Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1041-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.14Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-100-fipsUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.14Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1043-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.14Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04 | Nov 25, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 7, 2025 | Sep 7, 2025 |
Prioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
With curated Threat Intelligence, you can see which vulnerabilities truly put you at risk, prioritize what matters most, and act before attackers do.
Explore Intelligence Hub