In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sched_ext: Fix possible deadlock in the deferred_irq_workfn()
For PREEMPT_RT=y kernels, the deferred_irq_workfn() is executed in the per-cpu irq_work/* task context and not disable-irq, if the rq returned by container_of() is current CPU's rq, the following scenarios may occur:
lock(&rq->__lock); <Interrupt> lock(&rq->__lock);
This commit use IRQ_WORK_INIT_HARD() to replace init_irq_work() to initialize rq->scx.deferred_irq_work, make the deferred_irq_workfn() is always invoked in hard-irq context.
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 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1010-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.17Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1009-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.17Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04cUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1009-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1010-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1009-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.17Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1017-oemUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1008-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04dUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-19-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-19-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.17Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1009-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.17 | Mar 17, 2026 | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 17, 2026 | Dec 22, 2025 |
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