Security Vulnerabilities - CVEs Published In October 2025
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/rxe: Fix unsafe drain work queue code
If create_qp does not fully succeed it is possible for qp cleanup
code to attempt to drain the send or recv work queues before the
queues have been created causing a seg fault. This patch checks
to see if the queues exist before attempting to drain them.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2025-10-01
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: rtw88: Fix memory leak in rtw88_usb
Kmemleak shows the following leak arising from routine in the usb
probe routine:
unreferenced object 0xffff895cb29bba00 (size 512):
comm "(udev-worker)", pid 534, jiffies 4294903932 (age 102751.088s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
77 30 30 30 00 00 00 00 02 2f 2d 2b 30 00 00 00 w000...../-+0...
02 00 2a 28 00 00 00 00 ff 55 ff ff ff 00 00 00 ..*(.....U......
backtrace:
[<ffffffff9265fa36>] kmalloc_trace+0x26/0x90
[<ffffffffc17eec41>] rtw_usb_probe+0x2f1/0x680 [rtw_usb]
[<ffffffffc03e19fd>] usb_probe_interface+0xdd/0x2e0 [usbcore]
[<ffffffff92b4f2fe>] really_probe+0x18e/0x3d0
[<ffffffff92b4f5b8>] __driver_probe_device+0x78/0x160
[<ffffffff92b4f6bf>] driver_probe_device+0x1f/0x90
[<ffffffff92b4f8df>] __driver_attach+0xbf/0x1b0
[<ffffffff92b4d350>] bus_for_each_dev+0x70/0xc0
[<ffffffff92b4e51e>] bus_add_driver+0x10e/0x210
[<ffffffff92b50935>] driver_register+0x55/0xf0
[<ffffffffc03e0708>] usb_register_driver+0x88/0x140 [usbcore]
[<ffffffff92401153>] do_one_initcall+0x43/0x210
[<ffffffff9254f42a>] do_init_module+0x4a/0x200
[<ffffffff92551d1c>] __do_sys_finit_module+0xac/0x120
[<ffffffff92ee6626>] do_syscall_64+0x56/0x80
[<ffffffff9300006a>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
The leak was verified to be real by unloading the driver, which resulted
in a dangling pointer to the allocation.
The allocated memory is freed in rtw_usb_intf_deinit().
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2025-10-01
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: qla2xxx: Use raw_smp_processor_id() instead of smp_processor_id()
The following call trace was observed:
localhost kernel: nvme nvme0: NVME-FC{0}: controller connect complete
localhost kernel: BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: kworker/u129:4/75092
localhost kernel: nvme nvme0: NVME-FC{0}: new ctrl: NQN "nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.b42d198afb4d11ecad6d00a098d6abfa:subsystem.PR_Channel2022_RH84_subsystem_291"
localhost kernel: caller is qla_nvme_post_cmd+0x216/0x1380 [qla2xxx]
localhost kernel: CPU: 6 PID: 75092 Comm: kworker/u129:4 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G B W OE --------- --- 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0.x86_64+debug #1
localhost kernel: Hardware name: HPE ProLiant XL420 Gen10/ProLiant XL420 Gen10, BIOS U39 01/13/2022
localhost kernel: Workqueue: nvme-wq nvme_async_event_work [nvme_core]
localhost kernel: Call Trace:
localhost kernel: dump_stack_lvl+0x57/0x7d
localhost kernel: check_preemption_disabled+0xc8/0xd0
localhost kernel: qla_nvme_post_cmd+0x216/0x1380 [qla2xxx]
Use raw_smp_processor_id() instead of smp_processor_id().
Also use queue_work() across the driver instead of queue_work_on() thus
avoiding usage of smp_processor_id() when CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT is enabled.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2025-10-01
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
null_blk: fix poll request timeout handling
When doing io_uring benchmark on /dev/nullb0, it's easy to crash the
kernel if poll requests timeout triggered, as reported by David. [1]
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008
Workqueue: kblockd blk_mq_timeout_work
RIP: 0010:null_timeout_rq+0x4e/0x91
Call Trace:
? null_timeout_rq+0x4e/0x91
blk_mq_handle_expired+0x31/0x4b
bt_iter+0x68/0x84
? bt_tags_iter+0x81/0x81
__sbitmap_for_each_set.constprop.0+0xb0/0xf2
? __blk_mq_complete_request_remote+0xf/0xf
bt_for_each+0x46/0x64
? __blk_mq_complete_request_remote+0xf/0xf
? percpu_ref_get_many+0xc/0x2a
blk_mq_queue_tag_busy_iter+0x14d/0x18e
blk_mq_timeout_work+0x95/0x127
process_one_work+0x185/0x263
worker_thread+0x1b5/0x227
This is indeed a race problem between null_timeout_rq() and null_poll().
null_poll() null_timeout_rq()
spin_lock(&nq->poll_lock)
list_splice_init(&nq->poll_list, &list)
spin_unlock(&nq->poll_lock)
while (!list_empty(&list))
req = list_first_entry()
list_del_init()
...
blk_mq_add_to_batch()
// req->rq_next = NULL
spin_lock(&nq->poll_lock)
// rq->queuelist->next == NULL
list_del_init(&rq->queuelist)
spin_unlock(&nq->poll_lock)
Fix these problems by setting requests state to MQ_RQ_COMPLETE under
nq->poll_lock protection, in which null_timeout_rq() can safely detect
this race and early return.
Note this patch just fix the kernel panic when request timeout happen.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/3893581.1691785261@warthog.procyon.org.uk/
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2025-10-01
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath11k: fix deinitialization of firmware resources
Currently, in ath11k_ahb_fw_resources_init(), iommu domain
mapping is done only for the chipsets having fixed firmware
memory. Also, for such chipsets, mapping is done only if it
does not have TrustZone support.
During deinitialization, only if TrustZone support is not there,
iommu is unmapped back. However, for non fixed firmware memory
chipsets, TrustZone support is not there and this makes the
condition check to true and it tries to unmap the memory which
was not mapped during initialization.
This leads to the following trace -
[ 83.198790] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008
[ 83.259537] Modules linked in: ath11k_ahb ath11k qmi_helpers
.. snip ..
[ 83.280286] pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 83.287228] pc : __iommu_unmap+0x30/0x140
[ 83.293907] lr : iommu_unmap+0x5c/0xa4
[ 83.298072] sp : ffff80000b3abad0
.. snip ..
[ 83.369175] Call trace:
[ 83.376282] __iommu_unmap+0x30/0x140
[ 83.378541] iommu_unmap+0x5c/0xa4
[ 83.382360] ath11k_ahb_fw_resource_deinit.part.12+0x2c/0xac [ath11k_ahb]
[ 83.385666] ath11k_ahb_free_resources+0x140/0x17c [ath11k_ahb]
[ 83.392521] ath11k_ahb_shutdown+0x34/0x40 [ath11k_ahb]
[ 83.398248] platform_shutdown+0x20/0x2c
[ 83.403455] device_shutdown+0x16c/0x1c4
[ 83.407621] kernel_restart_prepare+0x34/0x3c
[ 83.411529] kernel_restart+0x14/0x74
[ 83.415781] __do_sys_reboot+0x1c4/0x22c
[ 83.419427] __arm64_sys_reboot+0x1c/0x24
[ 83.423420] invoke_syscall+0x44/0xfc
[ 83.427326] el0_svc_common.constprop.3+0xac/0xe8
[ 83.430974] do_el0_svc+0xa0/0xa8
[ 83.435659] el0_svc+0x1c/0x44
[ 83.438957] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x60/0x144
[ 83.441910] el0t_64_sync+0x15c/0x160
[ 83.446343] Code: aa0103f4 f9400001 f90027a1 d2800001 (f94006a0)
[ 83.449903] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
This can be reproduced by probing an AHB chipset which is not
having a fixed memory region. During reboot (or rmmod) trace
can be seen.
Fix this issue by adding a condition check on firmware fixed memory
hw_param as done in the counter initialization function.
Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw2.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.7.0.1-01744-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2025-10-01
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PM / devfreq: Fix leak in devfreq_dev_release()
srcu_init_notifier_head() allocates resources that need to be released
with a srcu_cleanup_notifier_head() call.
Reported by kmemleak.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2025-10-01
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: v4l2-mem2mem: add lock to protect parameter num_rdy
Getting below error when using KCSAN to check the driver. Adding lock to
protect parameter num_rdy when getting the value with function:
v4l2_m2m_num_src_bufs_ready/v4l2_m2m_num_dst_bufs_ready.
kworker/u16:3: [name:report&]BUG: KCSAN: data-race in v4l2_m2m_buf_queue
kworker/u16:3: [name:report&]
kworker/u16:3: [name:report&]read-write to 0xffffff8105f35b94 of 1 bytes by task 20865 on cpu 7:
kworker/u16:3: v4l2_m2m_buf_queue+0xd8/0x10c
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2025-10-01
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: Fix hci_suspend_sync crash
If hci_unregister_dev() frees the hci_dev object but hci_suspend_notifier
may still be accessing it, it can cause the program to crash.
Here's the call trace:
<4>[102152.653246] Call Trace:
<4>[102152.653254] hci_suspend_sync+0x109/0x301 [bluetooth]
<4>[102152.653259] hci_suspend_dev+0x78/0xcd [bluetooth]
<4>[102152.653263] hci_suspend_notifier+0x42/0x7a [bluetooth]
<4>[102152.653268] notifier_call_chain+0x43/0x6b
<4>[102152.653271] __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x48/0x69
<4>[102152.653273] __pm_notifier_call_chain+0x22/0x39
<4>[102152.653276] pm_suspend+0x287/0x57c
<4>[102152.653278] state_store+0xae/0xe5
<4>[102152.653281] kernfs_fop_write+0x109/0x173
<4>[102152.653284] __vfs_write+0x16f/0x1a2
<4>[102152.653287] ? selinux_file_permission+0xca/0x16f
<4>[102152.653289] ? security_file_permission+0x36/0x109
<4>[102152.653291] vfs_write+0x114/0x21d
<4>[102152.653293] __x64_sys_write+0x7b/0xdb
<4>[102152.653296] do_syscall_64+0x59/0x194
<4>[102152.653299] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x5c/0xc1
This patch holds the reference count of the hci_dev object while
processing it in hci_suspend_notifier to avoid potential crash
caused by the race condition.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2025-10-01
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: ses: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in ses_intf_remove()
A fix for:
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ses_intf_remove+0x23f/0x270 [ses]
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88a10d32e5d8 by task rmmod/12013
When edev->components is zero, accessing edev->component[0] members is
wrong.
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2025-10-01
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cgroup,freezer: hold cpu_hotplug_lock before freezer_mutex
syzbot is reporting circular locking dependency between cpu_hotplug_lock
and freezer_mutex, for commit f5d39b020809 ("freezer,sched: Rewrite core
freezer logic") replaced atomic_inc() in freezer_apply_state() with
static_branch_inc() which holds cpu_hotplug_lock.
cpu_hotplug_lock => cgroup_threadgroup_rwsem => freezer_mutex
cgroup_file_write() {
cgroup_procs_write() {
__cgroup_procs_write() {
cgroup_procs_write_start() {
cgroup_attach_lock() {
cpus_read_lock() {
percpu_down_read(&cpu_hotplug_lock);
}
percpu_down_write(&cgroup_threadgroup_rwsem);
}
}
cgroup_attach_task() {
cgroup_migrate() {
cgroup_migrate_execute() {
freezer_attach() {
mutex_lock(&freezer_mutex);
(...snipped...)
}
}
}
}
(...snipped...)
}
}
}
freezer_mutex => cpu_hotplug_lock
cgroup_file_write() {
freezer_write() {
freezer_change_state() {
mutex_lock(&freezer_mutex);
freezer_apply_state() {
static_branch_inc(&freezer_active) {
static_key_slow_inc() {
cpus_read_lock();
static_key_slow_inc_cpuslocked();
cpus_read_unlock();
}
}
}
mutex_unlock(&freezer_mutex);
}
}
}
Swap locking order by moving cpus_read_lock() in freezer_apply_state()
to before mutex_lock(&freezer_mutex) in freezer_change_state().
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2025-10-01