Linux: >> Linux Kernel >> 6.6.144 Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ceph: fix BUG_ON in __ceph_build_xattrs_blob() due to stale blob size
The generic/642 test-case can reproduce the kernel crash:
[40243.605254] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[40243.605956] kernel BUG at fs/ceph/xattr.c:918!
[40243.607142] Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI
[40243.608067] CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 498762 Comm: kworker/7:1 Not tainted 7.0.0-rc7+ #3 PREEMPT(full)
[40243.609700] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 25.10 PC v2 (i440FX + PIIX, + 10.1 machine, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
[40243.611820] Workqueue: ceph-msgr ceph_con_workfn
[40243.612715] RIP: 0010:__ceph_build_xattrs_blob+0x1b8/0x1e0
[40243.613731] Code: 0f 84 82 fe ff ff e9 cf 8e 56 ff 48 8d 65 e8 31 c0 5b 41 5c 41 5d 5d 31 d2 31 c9 31 f6 31 ff 45 31 c0 45 31 c9 c3 cc cc cc cc <0f> 0b 4c 8b 62 08 41 8b 85 24 07 00 00 49 83 c4 04 41 89 44 24 fc
[40243.616888] RSP: 0018:ffffcc80c4d4b688 EFLAGS: 00010287
[40243.617773] RAX: 0000000000010026 RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: 0000000000000000
[40243.618928] RDX: ffff8a773798dee0 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
[40243.620158] RBP: ffffcc80c4d4b6a0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
[40243.621573] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8a75f3b58000
[40243.622907] R13: ffff8a75f3b58000 R14: 0000000000000080 R15: 000000000000bffd
[40243.624054] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8a787d1b4000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[40243.625331] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[40243.626269] CR2: 000072f390b623c0 CR3: 000000011c02a003 CR4: 0000000000372ef0
[40243.627408] Call Trace:
[40243.627839] <TASK>
[40243.628188] __prep_cap+0x3fd/0x4a0
[40243.628789] ? do_raw_spin_unlock+0x4e/0xe0
[40243.629474] ceph_check_caps+0x46a/0xc80
[40243.630094] ? __lock_acquire+0x4a2/0x2650
[40243.630773] ? find_held_lock+0x31/0x90
[40243.631347] ? handle_cap_grant+0x79f/0x1060
[40243.632068] ? lock_release+0xd9/0x300
[40243.632696] ? __mutex_unlock_slowpath+0x3e/0x340
[40243.633429] ? lock_release+0xd9/0x300
[40243.634052] handle_cap_grant+0xcf6/0x1060
[40243.634745] ceph_handle_caps+0x122b/0x2110
[40243.635415] mds_dispatch+0x5bd/0x2160
[40243.636034] ? ceph_con_process_message+0x65/0x190
[40243.636828] ? lock_release+0xd9/0x300
[40243.637431] ceph_con_process_message+0x7a/0x190
[40243.638184] ? kfree+0x311/0x4f0
[40243.638749] ? kfree+0x311/0x4f0
[40243.639268] process_message+0x16/0x1a0
[40243.639915] ? sg_free_table+0x39/0x90
[40243.640572] ceph_con_v2_try_read+0xf58/0x2120
[40243.641255] ? lock_acquire+0xc8/0x300
[40243.641863] ceph_con_workfn+0x151/0x820
[40243.642493] process_one_work+0x22f/0x630
[40243.643093] ? process_one_work+0x254/0x630
[40243.643770] worker_thread+0x1e2/0x400
[40243.644332] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[40243.645020] kthread+0x109/0x140
[40243.645560] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[40243.646125] ret_from_fork+0x3f8/0x480
[40243.646752] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[40243.647316] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[40243.647919] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[40243.648556] </TASK>
[40243.648902] Modules linked in: overlay hctr2 libpolyval chacha libchacha adiantum libnh libpoly1305 essiv intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common intel_uncore_frequency_common skx_edac_common nfit kvm_intel kvm irqbypass joydev ghash_clmulni_intel aesni_intel rapl input_leds mac_hid psmouse vga16fb serio_raw vgastate floppy i2c_piix4 pata_acpi bochs qemu_fw_cfg i2c_smbus sch_fq_codel rbd dm_crypt msr parport_pc ppdev lp parport efi_pstore
[40243.654766] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Commit d93231a6bc8a ("ceph: prevent a client from exceeding the MDS
maximum xattr size") moved the required_blob_size computation to before
the __build_xattrs() call, introducing a race.
__build_xattrs() releases and reacquires i_ceph_lock during execution.
In that window, handle_cap_grant() may update i_xattrs.blob with a
newer MDS-provided blob and bump i_xattrs.version. When
__bui
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CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-06-24
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iommu/vt-d: Fix oops due to out of scope access
Below oops triggers when kill QEMU process:
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x7fffffff844eaaa7: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
Call Trace:
<TASK>
do_raw_spin_lock+0xaa/0xc0
_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x21/0x40
domain_remove_dev_pasid+0x52/0x160
intel_nested_set_dev_pasid+0x1b9/0x1e0
__iommu_set_group_pasid+0x56/0x120
pci_dev_reset_iommu_done+0xe3/0x180
pcie_flr+0x65/0x160
__pci_reset_function_locked+0x5b/0x120
vfio_pci_core_close_device+0x63/0xe0 [vfio_pci_core]
vfio_df_close+0x4f/0xa0
vfio_df_unbind_iommufd+0x2d/0x60
vfio_device_fops_release+0x3e/0x40
__fput+0xe5/0x2c0
task_work_run+0x58/0xa0
do_exit+0x2c8/0x600
do_group_exit+0x2f/0xa0
get_signal+0x863/0x8c0
arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x24/0x100
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x87/0x380
do_syscall_64+0x2ff/0x11e0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
The global static blocked domain is a dummy domain without corresponding
dmar_domain structure, accessing beyond iommu_domain structure triggers
oops easily. Fix it by return early in domain_remove_dev_pasid() like
identity domain.
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-06-24
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
libceph: Fix potential out-of-bounds access in __ceph_x_decrypt()
In __ceph_x_decrypt(), a part of the buffer p is interpreted as a
ceph_x_encrypt_header, and the magic field of this struct is accessed.
This happens without any guarantee that the buffer is large enough to
hold this struct. The function parameter ciphertext_len represents the
length of the ciphertext to decrypt and is guaranteed to be at most the
remaining size of the allocated buffer p. However, this value is not
necessarily greater than sizeof(ceph_x_encrypt_header). E.g., a message
frame of type FRAME_TAG_AUTH_REPLY_MORE, that is just as long to hold
the ciphertext at its end with a ciphertext_len of 8 or less, can
trigger an out-of-bounds memory access when accessing hdr->magic.
This patch fixes the issue by adding a check to ensure that the
decrypted plaintext in the buffer is large enough to represent at least
the ceph_x_encrypt_header.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.004
Published
2026-06-24
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tap: fix stack info leak in tap_ioctl() SIOCGIFHWADDR
In the SIOCGIFHWADDR path, tap_ioctl() copies 16 bytes of an
uninitialised on-stack struct sockaddr_storage to userspace via
ifr_hwaddr, but netif_get_mac_address() only writes sa_family and
dev->addr_len (6 for Ethernet) bytes, leaving sa_data[6..13] uninitialised.
Those 8 trailing bytes leak kernel stack contents; SIOCGIFHWADDR on a
macvtap chardev returns kernel .text and direct-map pointers, defeating
KASLR.
Initialise ss at declaration.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-06-24
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: fix pedit partial COW leading to page cache corruption
tcf_pedit_act() computes the COW range for skb_ensure_writable()
once before the key loop using tcfp_off_max_hint, but the hint does
not account for the runtime header offset added by typed keys. This
can leave part of the write region un-COW'd.
Fix by moving skb_ensure_writable() inside the per-key loop where
the actual write offset is known, and add overflow checking on the
offset arithmetic. For negative offsets (e.g. Ethernet header edits
at ingress), use skb_cow() to COW the headroom instead. Guard
offset_valid() against INT_MIN, where negation is undefined.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.005
Published
2026-06-16
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/rxe: Fix iova-to-va conversion for MR page sizes != PAGE_SIZE
The current implementation incorrectly handles memory regions (MRs) with
page sizes different from the system PAGE_SIZE. The core issue is that
rxe_set_page() is called with mr->page_size step increments, but the
page_list stores individual struct page pointers, each representing
PAGE_SIZE of memory.
ib_sg_to_page() has ensured that when i>=1 either
a) SG[i-1].dma_end and SG[i].dma_addr are contiguous
or
b) SG[i-1].dma_end and SG[i].dma_addr are mr->page_size aligned.
This leads to incorrect iova-to-va conversion in scenarios:
1) page_size < PAGE_SIZE (e.g., MR: 4K, system: 64K):
ibmr->iova = 0x181800
sg[0]: dma_addr=0x181800, len=0x800
sg[1]: dma_addr=0x173000, len=0x1000
Access iova = 0x181800 + 0x810 = 0x182010
Expected VA: 0x173010 (second SG, offset 0x10)
Before fix:
- index = (0x182010 >> 12) - (0x181800 >> 12) = 1
- page_offset = 0x182010 & 0xFFF = 0x10
- xarray[1] stores system page base 0x170000
- Resulting VA: 0x170000 + 0x10 = 0x170010 (wrong)
2) page_size > PAGE_SIZE (e.g., MR: 64K, system: 4K):
ibmr->iova = 0x18f800
sg[0]: dma_addr=0x18f800, len=0x800
sg[1]: dma_addr=0x170000, len=0x1000
Access iova = 0x18f800 + 0x810 = 0x190010
Expected VA: 0x170010 (second SG, offset 0x10)
Before fix:
- index = (0x190010 >> 16) - (0x18f800 >> 16) = 1
- page_offset = 0x190010 & 0xFFFF = 0x10
- xarray[1] stores system page for dma_addr 0x170000
- Resulting VA: system page of 0x170000 + 0x10 = 0x170010 (wrong)
Yi Zhang reported a kernel panic[1] years ago related to this defect.
Solution:
1. Replace xarray with pre-allocated rxe_mr_page array for sequential
indexing (all MR page indices are contiguous)
2. Each rxe_mr_page stores both struct page* and offset within the
system page
3. Handle MR page_size != PAGE_SIZE relationships:
- page_size > PAGE_SIZE: Split MR pages into multiple system pages
- page_size <= PAGE_SIZE: Store offset within system page
4. Add boundary checks and compatibility validation
This ensures correct iova-to-va conversion regardless of MR page size
and system PAGE_SIZE relationship, while improving performance through
array-based sequential access.
Tests on 4K and 64K PAGE_SIZE hosts:
- rdma-core/pytests
$ ./build/bin/run_tests.py --dev eth0_rxe
- blktest:
$ TIMEOUT=30 QUICK_RUN=1 USE_RXE=1 NVMET_TRTYPES=rdma ./check nvme srp rnbd
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHj4cs9XRqE25jyVw9rj9YugffLn5+f=1znaBEnu1usLOciD+g@mail.gmail.com/T/
CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2026-06-09
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Revert "net/smc: Introduce TCP ULP support"
This reverts commit d7cd421da9da2cc7b4d25b8537f66db5c8331c40.
As reported by Al Viro, the TCP ULP support for SMC is fundamentally
broken. The implementation attempts to convert an active TCP socket
into an SMC socket by modifying the underlying `struct file`, dentry,
and inode in-place, which violates core VFS invariants that assume
these structures are immutable for an open file, creating a risk of
use after free errors and general system instability.
Given the severity of this design flaw and the fact that cleaner
alternatives (e.g., LD_PRELOAD, BPF) exist for legacy application
transparency, the correct course of action is to remove this feature
entirely.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-06-09
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: use list_del_rcu for netlink hooks
nft_netdev_unregister_hooks and __nft_unregister_flowtable_net_hooks need
to use list_del_rcu(), this list can be walked by concurrent dumpers.
Add a new helper and use it consistently.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-06-09
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/v3d: Reject empty multisync extension to prevent infinite loop
v3d_get_extensions() walks a userspace-provided singly-linked list of
ioctl extensions without any bound on the chain length. A local user
can craft a self-referential extension (ext->next == &ext) with zero
in_sync_count and out_sync_count, which bypasses the existing duplicate-
extension guard:
if (se->in_sync_count || se->out_sync_count)
return -EINVAL;
The guard never fires because v3d_get_multisync_post_deps() returns
immediately when count is zero, leaving both fields at zero on every
iteration. The result is an infinite loop in kernel context, blocking
the calling thread and pegging a CPU core indefinitely.
Fix this by rejecting a multisync extension where both in_sync_count
and out_sync_count are zero in v3d_get_multisync_submit_deps(). An
empty multisync carries no synchronization information and serves no
useful purpose, so returning -EINVAL for such an extension is the
correct defense against this attack vector.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-06-08
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
selinux: allow multiple opens of /sys/fs/selinux/policy
Currently there can only be a single open of /sys/fs/selinux/policy at
any time. This allows any process to block any other process from
reading the kernel policy. The original motivation seems to have been
a mix of preventing an inconsistent view of the policy size and
preventing userspace from allocating kernel memory without bound, but
this is arguably equally bad. Eliminate the policy_opened flag and
shrink the critical section that the policy mutex is held. While we
are making changes here, drop a couple of extraneous BUG_ONs.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-06-08