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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: sm750fb: fix division by zero in ps_to_hz() ps_to_hz() is called from hw_sm750_crtc_set_mode() without validating that pixclock is non-zero. A zero pixclock passed via FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO causes a division by zero. Fix by rejecting zero pixclock in lynxfb_ops_check_var(), consistent with other framebuffer drivers.

Memory access violation in Linux kernel ALSA ctxfi driver allows local authenticated users to trigger kernel page faults and potential privilege escalation. The flaw affects CT20K2 audio hardware drivers (snd_ctxfi module) where virtual memory mapping logic incorrectly accesses beyond allocated page table pages when aggregate memory allocations exceed 2MB on AMD64 systems. EPSS exploitation probability is very low (0.02%, 5th percentile) and no public exploit or active exploitation is confirmed. Vendor-released patches available across multiple stable kernel branches (6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0.1).

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/xe: Reorganize the init to decouple migration from reset Attempting to issue reset on VF devices that don't support migration leads to the following: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 00000000000011f8 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 7443 Comm: xe_sriov_flr Tainted: G S U 7.0.0-rc1-lgci-xe-xe-4588-cec43d5c2696af219-nodebug+ #1 PREEMPT(lazy) Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, [U]=USER Hardware name: Intel Corporation Alder Lake Client Platform/AlderLake-P DDR4 RVP, BIOS RPLPFWI1.R00.4035.A00.2301200723 01/20/2023 RIP: 0010:xe_sriov_vfio_wait_flr_done+0xc/0x80 [xe] Code: ff c3 cc cc cc cc 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 54 53 <83> bf f8 11 00 00 02 75 61 41 89 f4 85 f6 74 52 48 8b 47 08 48 89 RSP: 0018:ffffc9000f7c39b8 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: ffffffffa04d8660 RBX: ffff88813e3e4000 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffc9000f7c39c8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888101a48800 R13: ffff88813e3e4150 R14: ffff888130d0d008 R15: ffff88813e3e40d0 FS: 00007877d3d0d940(0000) GS:ffff88890b6d3000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00000000000011f8 CR3: 000000015a762000 CR4: 0000000000f52ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> xe_vfio_pci_reset_done+0x49/0x120 [xe_vfio_pci] pci_dev_restore+0x3b/0x80 pci_reset_function+0x109/0x140 reset_store+0x5c/0xb0 dev_attr_store+0x17/0x40 sysfs_kf_write+0x72/0x90 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x161/0x1f0 vfs_write+0x261/0x440 ksys_write+0x69/0xf0 __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x30 x64_sys_call+0x259/0x26e0 do_syscall_64+0xcb/0x1500 ? __fput+0x1a2/0x2d0 ? fput_close_sync+0x3d/0xa0 ? __x64_sys_close+0x3e/0x90 ? x64_sys_call+0x1b7c/0x26e0 ? do_syscall_64+0x109/0x1500 ? __task_pid_nr_ns+0x68/0x100 ? __do_sys_getpid+0x1d/0x30 ? x64_sys_call+0x10b5/0x26e0 ? do_syscall_64+0x109/0x1500 ? putname+0x41/0x90 ? do_faccessat+0x1e8/0x300 ? __x64_sys_access+0x1c/0x30 ? x64_sys_call+0x1822/0x26e0 ? do_syscall_64+0x109/0x1500 ? tick_program_event+0x43/0xa0 ? hrtimer_interrupt+0x126/0x260 ? irqentry_exit+0xb2/0x710 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7877d5f1c5a4 Code: c7 00 16 00 00 00 b8 ff ff ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 80 3d a5 ea 0e 00 00 74 13 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 54 c3 0f 1f 00 55 48 89 e5 48 83 ec 20 48 89 RSP: 002b:00007fff48e5f908 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007877d5f1c5a4 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00007877d621b0c9 RDI: 0000000000000009 RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: 00005fb49113b010 R09: 0000000000000007 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 00007877d621b0c9 R13: 0000000000000009 R14: 00007fff48e5fac0 R15: 00007fff48e5fac0 </TASK> This is caused by the fact that some of the xe_vfio_pci_core_device members needed for handling reset are only initialized as part of migration init. Fix the problem by reorganizing the code to decouple VF init from migration init.

Kernel panic in Linux arm64 memory management causes system crash when handling invalid large leaf page table mappings during DMA bounce buffer operations. ARM64 systems running Linux 7.0-rc4 and earlier (specifically kernels with commit a166563e7ec37 that introduced large block mapping support) crash with translation faults when components like SWIOTLB, secretmem, kfence, or realm DMA attempt to invalidate large leaf mappings. Exploitation requires no special privileges as this is triggered by normal kernel operations during boot or DMA activity. Vendor patches available across stable branches (6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0.1). EPSS score is 1st percentile (0.01%) indicating extremely low observed exploitation probability, consistent with this being an availability issue requiring specific ARM64 hardware configurations rather than a remotely exploitable vulnerability.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vidtv: fix NULL pointer dereference in vidtv_channel_pmt_match_sections syzbot reported a general protection fault in vidtv_psi_desc_assign [1]. vidtv_psi_pmt_stream_init() can return NULL on memory allocation failure, but vidtv_channel_pmt_match_sections() does not check for this. When tail is NULL, the subsequent call to vidtv_psi_desc_assign(&tail->descriptor, desc) dereferences a NULL pointer offset, causing a general protection fault. Add a NULL check after vidtv_psi_pmt_stream_init(). On failure, clean up the already-allocated stream chain and return. [1] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] RIP: 0010:vidtv_psi_desc_assign+0x24/0x90 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:629 Call Trace: <TASK> vidtv_channel_pmt_match_sections drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:349 [inline] vidtv_channel_si_init+0x1445/0x1a50 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:479 vidtv_mux_init+0x526/0xbe0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:519 vidtv_start_streaming drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:194 [inline] vidtv_start_feed+0x33e/0x4d0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:239

Kernel deadlock in Linux OCFS2 filesystem allows remote denial of service through lock ordering violation between unlink and direct I/O operations. OCFS2's orphan directory locking in ocfs2_unlink and ocfs2_dio_end_io_write acquire ip_alloc_sem and inode_lock in opposite orders (ABBA pattern), enabling concurrent operations to deadlock the system. Affects mainline Linux kernel through 6.19.14 with patches available in 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 7.0.1, and 6.19.14. EPSS score of 0.02% suggests minimal real-world exploitation likelihood despite CVSS 7.5 score, and no active exploitation or public POC identified.

Use-after-free in Linux kernel OCFS2 filesystem enables local attackers with low privileges to achieve arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, or denial of service. The vulnerability occurs when filemap_fault() drops mmap_lock before returning VM_FAULT_RETRY, allowing concurrent munmap() to free the vm_area_struct while ocfs2_fault() still holds a dangling pointer. Vendor patches available for kernel versions 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, and 7.0.1. EPSS exploitation probability is very low (0.02%, 5th percentile) with no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: handle invalid dinode in ocfs2_group_extend [BUG] kernel BUG at fs/ocfs2/resize.c:308! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI RIP: 0010:ocfs2_group_extend+0x10aa/0x1ae0 fs/ocfs2/resize.c:308 Code: 8b8520ff ffff83f8 860f8580 030000e8 5cc3c1fe Call Trace: ... ocfs2_ioctl+0x175/0x6e0 fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c:869 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x197/0x1e0 fs/ioctl.c:583 x64_sys_call+0x1144/0x26a0 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:17 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x93/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e ... [CAUSE] ocfs2_group_extend() assumes that the global bitmap inode block returned from ocfs2_inode_lock() has already been validated and BUG_ONs when the signature is not a dinode. That assumption is too strong for crafted filesystems because the JBD2-managed buffer path can bypass structural validation and return an invalid dinode to the resize ioctl. [FIX] Validate the dinode explicitly in ocfs2_group_extend(). If the global bitmap buffer does not contain a valid dinode, report filesystem corruption with ocfs2_error() and fail the resize operation instead of crashing the kernel.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-vntb: Stop cmd_handler work in epf_ntb_epc_cleanup Disable the delayed work before clearing BAR mappings and doorbells to avoid running the handler after resources have been torn down. Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff800083f46004 [...] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000007 [#1] SMP [...] Call trace: epf_ntb_cmd_handler+0x54/0x200 [pci_epf_vntb] (P) process_one_work+0x154/0x3b0 worker_thread+0x2c8/0x400 kthread+0x148/0x210 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-vntb: Remove duplicate resource teardown epf_ntb_epc_destroy() duplicates the teardown that the caller is supposed to perform later. This leads to an oops when .allow_link fails or when .drop_link is performed. The following is an example oops of the former case: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address dead000000000108 [...] [dead000000000108] address between user and kernel address ranges Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000044 [#1] SMP [...] Call trace: pci_epc_remove_epf+0x78/0xe0 (P) pci_primary_epc_epf_link+0x88/0xa8 configfs_symlink+0x1f4/0x5a0 vfs_symlink+0x134/0x1d8 do_symlinkat+0x88/0x138 __arm64_sys_symlinkat+0x74/0xe0 [...] Remove the helper, and drop pci_epc_put(). EPC device refcounting is tied to the configfs EPC group lifetime, and pci_epc_put() in the .drop_link path is sufficient.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Reject attempts to sync VMSA of an already-launched/encrypted vCPU Reject synchronizing vCPU state to its associated VMSA if the vCPU has already been launched, i.e. if the VMSA has already been encrypted. On a host with SNP enabled, accessing guest-private memory generates an RMP #PF and panics the host. BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ff1276cbfdf36000 #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x80000003) - RMP violation PGD 5a31801067 P4D 5a31802067 PUD 40ccfb5063 PMD 40e5954063 PTE 80000040fdf36163 SEV-SNP: PFN 0x40fdf36, RMP entry: [0x6010fffffffff001 - 0x000000000000001f] Oops: Oops: 0003 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 33 UID: 0 PID: 996180 Comm: qemu-system-x86 Tainted: G OE Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R7625/0H1TJT, BIOS 1.5.8 07/21/2023 RIP: 0010:sev_es_sync_vmsa+0x54/0x4c0 [kvm_amd] Call Trace: <TASK> snp_launch_update_vmsa+0x19d/0x290 [kvm_amd] snp_launch_finish+0xb6/0x380 [kvm_amd] sev_mem_enc_ioctl+0x14e/0x720 [kvm_amd] kvm_arch_vm_ioctl+0x837/0xcf0 [kvm] kvm_vm_ioctl+0x3fd/0xcc0 [kvm] __x64_sys_ioctl+0xa3/0x100 x64_sys_call+0xfe0/0x2350 do_syscall_64+0x81/0x10f0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7ffff673287d </TASK> Note, the KVM flaw has been present since commit ad73109ae7ec ("KVM: SVM: Provide support to launch and run an SEV-ES guest"), but has only been actively dangerous for the host since SNP support was added. With SEV-ES, KVM would "just" clobber guest state, which is totally fine from a host kernel perspective since userspace can clobber guest state any time before sev_launch_update_vmsa().

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Protect *all* of sev_mem_enc_register_region() with kvm->lock Take and hold kvm->lock for before checking sev_guest() in sev_mem_enc_register_region(), as sev_guest() isn't stable unless kvm->lock is held (or KVM can guarantee KVM_SEV_INIT{2} has completed and can't rollack state). If KVM_SEV_INIT{2} fails, KVM can end up trying to add to a not-yet-initialized sev->regions_list, e.g. triggering a #GP Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] CPU: 110 UID: 0 PID: 72717 Comm: syz.15.11462 Tainted: G U W O 6.16.0-smp-DEV #1 NONE Tainted: [U]=USER, [W]=WARN, [O]=OOT_MODULE Hardware name: Google, Inc. Arcadia_IT_80/Arcadia_IT_80, BIOS 12.52.0-0 10/28/2024 RIP: 0010:sev_mem_enc_register_region+0x3f0/0x4f0 ../include/linux/list.h:83 Code: <41> 80 3c 04 00 74 08 4c 89 ff e8 f1 c7 a2 00 49 39 ed 0f 84 c6 00 RSP: 0018:ffff88838647fbb8 EFLAGS: 00010256 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: 1ffff92015cf1e0b RCX: dffffc0000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000001000 RDI: ffff888367870000 RBP: ffffc900ae78f050 R08: ffffea000d9e0007 R09: 1ffffd4001b3c000 R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffff94001b3c001 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff8982ab0bde00 R14: ffffc900ae78f058 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f34e9dc66c0(0000) GS:ffff89ee64d33000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fe180adef98 CR3: 000000047210e000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0 Call Trace: <TASK> kvm_arch_vm_ioctl+0xa72/0x1240 ../arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:7371 kvm_vm_ioctl+0x649/0x990 ../virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:5363 __se_sys_ioctl+0x101/0x170 ../fs/ioctl.c:51 do_syscall_x64 ../arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x6f/0x1f0 ../arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7f34e9f7e9a9 Code: <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007f34e9dc6038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f34ea1a6080 RCX: 00007f34e9f7e9a9 RDX: 0000200000000280 RSI: 000000008010aebb RDI: 0000000000000007 RBP: 00007f34ea000d69 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 00007f34ea1a6080 R15: 00007ffce77197a8 </TASK> with a syzlang reproducer that looks like: syz_kvm_add_vcpu$x86(0x0, &(0x7f0000000040)={0x0, &(0x7f0000000180)=ANY=[], 0x70}) (async) syz_kvm_add_vcpu$x86(0x0, &(0x7f0000000080)={0x0, &(0x7f0000000180)=ANY=[@ANYBLOB="..."], 0x4f}) (async) r0 = openat$kvm(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000200), 0x0, 0x0) r1 = ioctl$KVM_CREATE_VM(r0, 0xae01, 0x0) r2 = openat$kvm(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000240), 0x0, 0x0) r3 = ioctl$KVM_CREATE_VM(r2, 0xae01, 0x0) ioctl$KVM_SET_CLOCK(r3, 0xc008aeba, &(0x7f0000000040)={0x1, 0x8, 0x0, 0x5625e9b0}) (async) ioctl$KVM_SET_PIT2(r3, 0x8010aebb, &(0x7f0000000280)={[...], 0x5}) (async) ioctl$KVM_SET_PIT2(r1, 0x4070aea0, 0x0) (async) r4 = ioctl$KVM_CREATE_VM(0xffffffffffffffff, 0xae01, 0x0) openat$kvm(0xffffffffffffff9c, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0) (async) ioctl$KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION(r4, 0x4020ae46, &(0x7f0000000400)={0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x2000, &(0x7f0000001000/0x2000)=nil}) (async) r5 = ioctl$KVM_CREATE_VCPU(r4, 0xae41, 0x2) close(r0) (async) openat$kvm(0xffffffffffffff9c, &(0x7f0000000000), 0x8000, 0x0) (async) ioctl$KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG(r5, 0x4048ae9b, &(0x7f0000000300)={0x4376ea830d46549b, 0x0, [0x46, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1000]}) (async) ioctl$KVM_RUN(r5, 0xae80, 0x0) Opportunistically use guard() to avoid having to define a new error label and goto usage.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Lock all vCPUs when synchronzing VMSAs for SNP launch finish Lock all vCPUs when synchronizing and encrypting VMSAs for SNP guests, as allowing userspace to manipulate and/or run a vCPU while its state is being synchronized would at best corrupt vCPU state, and at worst crash the host kernel. Opportunistically assert that vcpu->mutex is held when synchronizing its VMSA (the SEV-ES path already locks vCPUs).

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: SEV: Drop WARN on large size for KVM_MEMORY_ENCRYPT_REG_REGION Drop the WARN in sev_pin_memory() on npages overflowing an int, as the WARN is comically trivially to trigger from userspace, e.g. by doing: struct kvm_enc_region range = { .addr = 0, .size = -1ul, }; __vm_ioctl(vm, KVM_MEMORY_ENCRYPT_REG_REGION, &range); Note, the checks in sev_mem_enc_register_region() that presumably exist to verify the incoming address+size are completely worthless, as both "addr" and "size" are u64s and SEV is 64-bit only, i.e. they _can't_ be greater than ULONG_MAX. That wart will be cleaned up in the near future. if (range->addr > ULONG_MAX || range->size > ULONG_MAX) return -EINVAL; Opportunistically add a comment to explain why the code calculates the number of pages the "hard" way, e.g. instead of just shifting @ulen.

Use-after-free in Linux kernel memory management allows remote code execution when the folio_unmap_invalidate() function incorrectly accesses freed mapping structures. Kernel versions between 1da177e4c3f4 and patches 6.19.14/7.0.1 are affected. Exploitation probability is low (EPSS 2%, percentile 5%), with no confirmed active exploitation or public POC at time of analysis. Despite the critical CVSS 9.8 score indicating network-based unauthenticated attack, the description suggests this is a kernel memory corruption bug requiring local kernel code paths to trigger, not direct remote network exploitation - CVSS vector conflicts with technical nature and should be validated against vendor guidance.

Use-after-free in Linux kernel KVM x86 MMIO emulation allows local authenticated users with low privileges to potentially execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or cause denial of service. The flaw occurs when KVM's emulator initiates MMIO writes using on-stack variables that cross page boundaries between two MMIO pages, creating dangling pointers when fragments are processed across separate KVM_RUN calls, especially when different tasks handle subsequent runs. EPSS exploitation probability is very low (0.02%, 5th percentile), and vendor patches are available for kernel versions 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, and 7.0.1. No active exploitation or public POC identified at time of analysis.

Use-after-free in Linux kernel q6apm audio driver allows local authenticated attackers with low privileges to achieve arbitrary code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The flaw affects Qualcomm ASoC q6apm component registration code used in devices like Lenovo 21N2ZC5PUS laptops. Vendor-released patches are available across multiple kernel version branches (6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0.1). EPSS score of 0.02% (5th percentile) indicates low probability of mass exploitation despite high CVSS 7.8, with no confirmed active exploitation or public POC identified at time of analysis.

Use-after-free in Linux kernel blk-cgroup subsystem allows local authenticated users to potentially execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or crash the system. The vulnerability occurs in cgwb_release_workfn() when releasing cgroup writeback structures, where a CSS reference is dropped before subsequent dereference, creating a race condition. Meta reports sporadic crashes in production across multiple kernel versions. Patches available for stable branches 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, and 7.0.1. EPSS score of 0.02% suggests low widespread exploitation probability, and no active exploitation or public POC identified at time of analysis.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vidtv: fix nfeeds state corruption on start_streaming failure syzbot reported a memory leak in vidtv_psi_service_desc_init [1]. When vidtv_start_streaming() fails inside vidtv_start_feed(), the nfeeds counter is left incremented even though no feed was actually started. This corrupts the driver state: subsequent start_feed calls see nfeeds > 1 and skip starting the mux, while stop_feed calls eventually try to stop a non-existent stream. This state corruption can also lead to memory leaks, since the mux and channel resources may be partially allocated during a failed start_streaming but never cleaned up, as the stop path finds dvb->streaming == false and returns early. Fix by decrementing nfeeds back when start_streaming fails, keeping the counter in sync with the actual number of active feeds. [1] BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888145b50820 (size 32): comm "syz.0.17", pid 6068, jiffies 4294944486 backtrace (crc 90a0c7d4): vidtv_psi_service_desc_init+0x74/0x1b0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c:288 vidtv_channel_s302m_init+0xb1/0x2a0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:83 vidtv_channels_init+0x1b/0x40 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_channel.c:524 vidtv_mux_init+0x516/0xbe0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_mux.c:518 vidtv_start_streaming drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:194 [inline] vidtv_start_feed+0x33e/0x4d0 drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_bridge.c:239

Use-after-free in Linux kernel MediaTek video encoder allows local authenticated users to corrupt memory and potentially execute arbitrary code. The flaw affects the vcodec driver's encoder release path where ctx memory is freed before canceling scheduled workqueue tasks, enabling race conditions between cleanup and worker threads that may dereference freed memory. KASAN-confirmed exploitation requires local access with low privileges (CVSS AV:L/PR:L). Patches available for kernel versions 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, and 7.0.1. EPSS score of 0.02% (5th percentile) indicates very low probability of automated exploitation, with no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: em28xx: fix use-after-free in em28xx_v4l2_open() em28xx_v4l2_open() reads dev->v4l2 without holding dev->lock, creating a race with em28xx_v4l2_init()'s error path and em28xx_v4l2_fini(), both of which free the em28xx_v4l2 struct and set dev->v4l2 to NULL under dev->lock. This race leads to two issues: - use-after-free in v4l2_fh_init() when accessing vdev->ctrl_handler, since the video_device is embedded in the freed em28xx_v4l2 struct. - NULL pointer dereference in em28xx_resolution_set() when accessing v4l2->norm, since dev->v4l2 has been set to NULL. Fix this by moving the mutex_lock() before the dev->v4l2 read and adding a NULL check for dev->v4l2 under the lock.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (powerz) Fix use-after-free on USB disconnect After powerz_disconnect() frees the URB and releases the mutex, a subsequent powerz_read() call can acquire the mutex and call powerz_read_data(), which dereferences the freed URB pointer. Fix by: - Setting priv->urb to NULL in powerz_disconnect() so that powerz_read_data() can detect the disconnected state. - Adding a !priv->urb check at the start of powerz_read_data() to return -ENODEV on a disconnected device. - Moving usb_set_intfdata() before hwmon registration so the disconnect handler can always find the priv pointer.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: 6fire: fix use-after-free on disconnect In usb6fire_chip_abort(), the chip struct is allocated as the card's private data (via snd_card_new with sizeof(struct sfire_chip)). When snd_card_free_when_closed() is called and no file handles are open, the card and embedded chip are freed synchronously. The subsequent chip->card = NULL write then hits freed slab memory. Call trace: usb6fire_chip_abort sound/usb/6fire/chip.c:59 [inline] usb6fire_chip_disconnect+0x348/0x358 sound/usb/6fire/chip.c:182 usb_unbind_interface+0x1a8/0x88c drivers/usb/core/driver.c:458 ... hub_event+0x1a04/0x4518 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5953 Fix by moving the card lifecycle out of usb6fire_chip_abort() and into usb6fire_chip_disconnect(). The card pointer is saved in a local before any teardown, snd_card_disconnect() is called first to prevent new opens, URBs are aborted while chip is still valid, and snd_card_free_when_closed() is called last so chip is never accessed after the card may be freed.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bcache: fix cached_dev.sb_bio use-after-free and crash In our production environment, we have received multiple crash reports regarding libceph, which have caught our attention: ``` [6888366.280350] Call Trace: [6888366.280452] blk_update_request+0x14e/0x370 [6888366.280561] blk_mq_end_request+0x1a/0x130 [6888366.280671] rbd_img_handle_request+0x1a0/0x1b0 [rbd] [6888366.280792] rbd_obj_handle_request+0x32/0x40 [rbd] [6888366.280903] __complete_request+0x22/0x70 [libceph] [6888366.281032] osd_dispatch+0x15e/0xb40 [libceph] [6888366.281164] ? inet_recvmsg+0x5b/0xd0 [6888366.281272] ? ceph_tcp_recvmsg+0x6f/0xa0 [libceph] [6888366.281405] ceph_con_process_message+0x79/0x140 [libceph] [6888366.281534] ceph_con_v1_try_read+0x5d7/0xf30 [libceph] [6888366.281661] ceph_con_workfn+0x329/0x680 [libceph] ``` After analyzing the coredump file, we found that the address of dc->sb_bio has been freed. We know that cached_dev is only freed when it is stopped. Since sb_bio is a part of struct cached_dev, rather than an alloc every time. If the device is stopped while writing to the superblock, the released address will be accessed at endio. This patch hopes to wait for sb_write to complete in cached_dev_free. It should be noted that we analyzed the cause of the problem, then tell all details to the QWEN and adopted the modifications it made.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wireguard: device: use exit_rtnl callback instead of manual rtnl_lock in pre_exit wg_netns_pre_exit() manually acquires rtnl_lock() inside the pernet .pre_exit callback. This causes a hung task when another thread holds rtnl_mutex - the cleanup_net workqueue (or the setup_net failure rollback path) blocks indefinitely in wg_netns_pre_exit() waiting to acquire the lock. Convert to .exit_rtnl, introduced in commit 7a60d91c690b ("net: Add ->exit_rtnl() hook to struct pernet_operations."), where the framework already holds RTNL and batches all callbacks under a single rtnl_lock()/rtnl_unlock() pair, eliminating the contention window. The rcu_assign_pointer(wg->creating_net, NULL) is safe to move from .pre_exit to .exit_rtnl (which runs after synchronize_rcu()) because all RCU readers of creating_net either use maybe_get_net() - which returns NULL for a dying namespace with zero refcount - or access net->user_ns which remains valid throughout the entire ops_undo_list sequence. [ Jason: added __net_exit and __read_mostly annotations that were missing. ]

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: as102: fix to not free memory after the device is registered in as102_usb_probe() In as102_usb driver, the following race condition occurs: ``` CPU0 CPU1 as102_usb_probe() kzalloc(); // alloc as102_dev_t .... usb_register_dev(); fd = sys_open("/path/to/dev"); // open as102 fd .... usb_deregister_dev(); .... kfree(); // free as102_dev_t .... sys_close(fd); as102_release() // UAF!! as102_usb_release() kfree(); // DFB!! ``` When a USB character device registered with usb_register_dev() is later unregistered (via usb_deregister_dev() or disconnect), the device node is removed so new open() calls fail. However, file descriptors that are already open do not go away immediately: they remain valid until the last reference is dropped and the driver's .release() is invoked. In as102, as102_usb_probe() calls usb_register_dev() and then, on an error path, does usb_deregister_dev() and frees as102_dev_t right away. If userspace raced a successful open() before the deregistration, that open FD will later hit as102_release() --> as102_usb_release() and access or free as102_dev_t again, occur a race to use-after-free and double-free vuln. The fix is to never kfree(as102_dev_t) directly once usb_register_dev() has succeeded. After deregistration, defer freeing memory to .release(). In other words, let release() perform the last kfree when the final open FD is closed.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix NULL i_assoc_inode dereference in nilfs_mdt_save_to_shadow_map The DAT inode's btree node cache (i_assoc_inode) is initialized lazily during btree operations. However, nilfs_mdt_save_to_shadow_map() assumes i_assoc_inode is already initialized when copying dirty pages to the shadow map during GC. If NILFS_IOCTL_CLEAN_SEGMENTS is called immediately after mount before any btree operation has occurred on the DAT inode, i_assoc_inode is NULL leading to a general protection fault. Fix this by calling nilfs_attach_btree_node_cache() on the DAT inode in nilfs_dat_read() at mount time, ensuring i_assoc_inode is always initialized before any GC operation can use it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: hackrf: fix to not free memory after the device is registered in hackrf_probe() In hackrf driver, the following race condition occurs: ``` CPU0 CPU1 hackrf_probe() kzalloc(); // alloc hackrf_dev .... v4l2_device_register(); .... fd = sys_open("/path/to/dev"); // open hackrf fd .... v4l2_device_unregister(); .... kfree(); // free hackrf_dev .... sys_ioctl(fd, ...); v4l2_ioctl(); video_is_registered() // UAF!! .... sys_close(fd); v4l2_release() // UAF!! hackrf_video_release() kfree(); // DFB!! ``` When a V4L2 or video device is unregistered, the device node is removed so new open() calls are blocked. However, file descriptors that are already open-and any in-flight I/O-do not terminate immediately; they remain valid until the last reference is dropped and the driver's release() is invoked. Therefore, freeing device memory on the error path after hackrf_probe() has registered dev it will lead to a race to use-after-free vuln, since those already-open handles haven't been released yet. And since release() free memory too, race to use-after-free and double-free vuln occur. To prevent this, if device is registered from probe(), it should be modified to free memory only through release() rather than calling kfree() directly.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/userfaultfd: fix hugetlb fault mutex hash calculation In mfill_atomic_hugetlb(), linear_page_index() is used to calculate the page index for hugetlb_fault_mutex_hash(). However, linear_page_index() returns the index in PAGE_SIZE units, while hugetlb_fault_mutex_hash() expects the index in huge page units. This mismatch means that different addresses within the same huge page can produce different hash values, leading to the use of different mutexes for the same huge page. This can cause races between faulting threads, which can corrupt the reservation map and trigger the BUG_ON in resv_map_release(). Fix this by introducing hugetlb_linear_page_index(), which returns the page index in huge page granularity, and using it in place of linear_page_index().

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clockevents: Add missing resets of the next_event_forced flag The prevention mechanism against timer interrupt starvation missed to reset the next_event_forced flag in a couple of places: - When the clock event state changes. That can cause the flag to be stale over a shutdown/startup sequence - When a non-forced event is armed, which then prevents rearming before that event. If that event is far out in the future this will cause missed timer interrupts. - In the suspend wakeup handler. That led to stalls which have been reported by several people. Add the missing resets, which fixes the problems for the reporters.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: verisilicon: Fix kernel panic due to __initconst misuse Fix a kernel panic when probing the driver as a module: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffffd9c18eb05000 of_find_matching_node_and_match+0x5c/0x1a0 hantro_probe+0x2f4/0x7d0 [hantro_vpu] The imx8mq_vpu_shared_resources array is referenced by variant structures through their shared_devices field. When built as a module, __initconst causes this data to be freed after module init, but it's later accessed during probe, causing a page fault. The imx8mq_vpu_shared_resources is referenced from non-init code, so keeping __initconst or __initconst_or_module here is wrong. Drop the __initconst annotation and let it live in the normal .rodata section. A bug of __initconst called from regular non-init probe code leading to bugs during probe deferrals or during unbind-bind cycles.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: designware: amdisp: Fix resume-probe race condition issue Identified resume-probe race condition in kernel v7.0 with the commit 38fa29b01a6a ("i2c: designware: Combine the init functions"),but this issue existed from the beginning though not detected. The amdisp i2c device requires ISP to be in power-on state for probe to succeed. To meet this requirement, this device is added to genpd to control ISP power using runtime PM. The pm_runtime_get_sync() called before i2c_dw_probe() triggers PM resume, which powers on ISP and also invokes the amdisp i2c runtime resume before the probe completes resulting in this race condition and a NULL dereferencing issue in v7.0 Fix this race condition by using the genpd APIs directly during probe: - Call dev_pm_genpd_resume() to Power ON ISP before probe - Call dev_pm_genpd_suspend() to Power OFF ISP after probe - Set the device to suspended state with pm_runtime_set_suspended() - Enable runtime PM only after the device is fully initialized

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915: Unlink NV12 planes earlier unlink_nv12_plane() will clobber parts of the plane state potentially already set up by plane_atomic_check(), so we must make sure not to call the two in the wrong order. The problem happens when a plane previously selected as a Y plane is now configured as a normal plane by user space. plane_atomic_check() will first compute the proper plane state based on the userspace request, and unlink_nv12_plane() later clears some of the state. This used to work on account of unlink_nv12_plane() skipping the state clearing based on the plane visibility. But I removed that check, thinking it was an impossible situation. Now when that situation happens unlink_nv12_plane() will just WARN and proceed to clobber the state. Rather than reverting to the old way of doing things, I think it's more clear if we unlink the NV12 planes before we even compute the new plane state. (cherry picked from commit 017ecd04985573eeeb0745fa2c23896fb22ee0cc)

Out-of-bounds heap write in Linux kernel CAN gateway CRC8 checksum processing allows adjacent network attackers to corrupt kernel memory and potentially achieve code execution. The cgw_csum_crc8_rel() function in the CAN gateway subsystem uses raw negative index values instead of bounds-checked variables when accessing canfd_frame data, enabling writes up to 56 bytes before the heap object. Exploitation requires CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to configure CAN gateway CRC8 checksums. EPSS exploitation probability is very low (0.02%, 7th percentile) and no active exploitation has been reported. Vendor patches available across multiple kernel versions (5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.131, 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, 7.0).

Out-of-bounds memory access in Linux Kernel's KVM subsystem for LoongArch architecture allows local authenticated attackers with low privileges to read limited kernel memory and cause system crashes. The vulnerability stems from improper handling of empty EIOINTC coremap values in eiointc_update_sw_coremap(), resulting in invalid array indexing into kvm_arch::phyid_map::phys_map[]. While CVSS rates this 7.3 HIGH, the EPSS score of 0.02% (4th percentile) indicates minimal real-world exploitation activity. No active exploitation (not in CISA KEV) or public POC has been identified. Vendor patches are available across multiple stable kernel branches (6.18.21, 6.19.11, 7.0, and mainline).

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/mm: Add missing secure storage access fixups for donated memory There are special cases where secure storage access exceptions happen in a kernel context for pages that don't have the PG_arch_1 bit set. That bit is set for non-exported guest secure storage (memory) but is absent on storage donated to the Ultravisor since the kernel isn't allowed to export donated pages. Prior to this patch we would try to export the page by calling arch_make_folio_accessible() which would instantly return since the arch bit is absent signifying that the page was already exported and no further action is necessary. This leads to secure storage access exception loops which can never be resolved. With this patch we unconditionally try to export and if that fails we fixup.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM: sleep: Drop spurious WARN_ON() from pm_restore_gfp_mask() Commit 35e4a69b2003f ("PM: sleep: Allow pm_restrict_gfp_mask() stacking") introduced refcount-based GFP mask management that warns when pm_restore_gfp_mask() is called with saved_gfp_count == 0. Some hibernation paths call pm_restore_gfp_mask() defensively where the GFP mask may or may not be restricted depending on the execution path. For example, the uswsusp interface invokes it in SNAPSHOT_CREATE_IMAGE, SNAPSHOT_UNFREEZE, and snapshot_release(). Before the stacking change this was a silent no-op; it now triggers a spurious WARNING. Remove the WARN_ON() wrapper from the !saved_gfp_count check while retaining the check itself, so that defensive calls remain harmless without producing false warnings. [ rjw: Subject tweak ]

Use-after-free in Linux kernel AMD GPU driver allows local authenticated users to potentially execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or cause denial of service. The amdgpu_amdkfd_submit_ib() function in the AMD KFD (Kernel Fusion Driver) prematurely releases a DMA fence reference before waiting on it, creating a race condition where the fence memory may be freed before use. Vendor-released patches are available for multiple stable kernel branches (6.1.168, 6.6.131, 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, 7.0). EPSS exploitation probability is very low at 0.02% (7th percentile), and no public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/irdma: Fix deadlock during netdev reset with active connections Resolve deadlock that occurs when user executes netdev reset while RDMA applications (e.g., rping) are active. The netdev reset causes ice driver to remove irdma auxiliary driver, triggering device_delete and subsequent client removal. During client removal, uverbs_client waits for QP reference count to reach zero while cma_client holds the final reference, creating circular dependency and indefinite wait in iWARP mode. Skip QP reference count wait during device reset to prevent deadlock.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: KVM: Fix base address calculation in kvm_eiointc_regs_access() In function kvm_eiointc_regs_access(), the register base address is caculated from array base address plus offset, the offset is absolute value from the base address. The data type of array base address is u64, it should be converted into the "void *" type and then plus the offset.

Memory management flaw in Linux kernel's Cadence macb network driver causes kernel warning and potential denial of service. Specifically affects the macb Ethernet driver on ARM64 ZynqMP platforms (kernel versions 6.1+ containing commit 6bc8a5098bf4). The vulnerability stems from calling napi_consume_skb() with IRQs disabled during TX packet cleanup, violating kernel API contracts and potentially causing system instability under network load. EPSS exploitation probability is very low (0.02%, 7th percentile) with vendor-released patches available across all stable kernel branches (6.1.168, 6.6.131, 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, 7.0). No active exploitation or public exploit code identified at time of analysis.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mediatek: dsi: Store driver data before invoking mipi_dsi_host_register The call to mipi_dsi_host_register triggers a callback to mtk_dsi_bind, which uses dev_get_drvdata to retrieve the mtk_dsi struct, so this structure needs to be stored inside the driver data before invoking it. As drvdata is currently uninitialized it leads to a crash when registering the DSI DRM encoder right after acquiring the mode_config.idr_mutex, blocking all subsequent DRM operations. Fixes the following crash during mediatek-drm probe (tested on Xiaomi Smart Clock x04g): Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000040 [...] Modules linked in: mediatek_drm(+) drm_display_helper cec drm_client_lib drm_dma_helper drm_kms_helper panel_simple [...] Call trace: drm_mode_object_add+0x58/0x98 (P) __drm_encoder_init+0x48/0x140 drm_encoder_init+0x6c/0xa0 drm_simple_encoder_init+0x20/0x34 [drm_kms_helper] mtk_dsi_bind+0x34/0x13c [mediatek_drm] component_bind_all+0x120/0x280 mtk_drm_bind+0x284/0x67c [mediatek_drm] try_to_bring_up_aggregate_device+0x23c/0x320 __component_add+0xa4/0x198 component_add+0x14/0x20 mtk_dsi_host_attach+0x78/0x100 [mediatek_drm] mipi_dsi_attach+0x2c/0x50 panel_simple_dsi_probe+0x4c/0x9c [panel_simple] mipi_dsi_drv_probe+0x1c/0x28 really_probe+0xc0/0x3dc __driver_probe_device+0x80/0x160 driver_probe_device+0x40/0x120 __device_attach_driver+0xbc/0x17c bus_for_each_drv+0x88/0xf0 __device_attach+0x9c/0x1cc device_initial_probe+0x54/0x60 bus_probe_device+0x34/0xa0 device_add+0x5b0/0x800 mipi_dsi_device_register_full+0xdc/0x16c mipi_dsi_host_register+0xc4/0x17c mtk_dsi_probe+0x10c/0x260 [mediatek_drm] platform_probe+0x5c/0xa4 really_probe+0xc0/0x3dc __driver_probe_device+0x80/0x160 driver_probe_device+0x40/0x120 __driver_attach+0xc8/0x1f8 bus_for_each_dev+0x7c/0xe0 driver_attach+0x24/0x30 bus_add_driver+0x11c/0x240 driver_register+0x68/0x130 __platform_register_drivers+0x64/0x160 mtk_drm_init+0x24/0x1000 [mediatek_drm] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x1d0 do_init_module+0x54/0x240 load_module+0x1838/0x1dc0 init_module_from_file+0xd8/0xf0 __arm64_sys_finit_module+0x1b4/0x428 invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0x48/0xc8 do_el0_svc+0x3c/0xb8 el0_svc+0x34/0xe8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe4 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c Code: 52800022 941004ab 2a0003f3 37f80040 (29005a80)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/cpu: Remove X86_CR4_FRED from the CR4 pinned bits mask Commit in Fixes added the FRED CR4 bit to the CR4 pinned bits mask so that whenever something else modifies CR4, that bit remains set. Which in itself is a perfectly fine idea. However, there's an issue when during boot FRED is initialized: first on the BSP and later on the APs. Thus, there's a window in time when exceptions cannot be handled. This becomes particularly nasty when running as SEV-{ES,SNP} or TDX guests which, when they manage to trigger exceptions during that short window described above, triple fault due to FRED MSRs not being set up yet. See Link tag below for a much more detailed explanation of the situation. So, as a result, the commit in that Link URL tried to address this shortcoming by temporarily disabling CR4 pinning when an AP is not online yet. However, that is a problem in itself because in this case, an attack on the kernel needs to only modify the online bit - a single bit in RW memory - and then disable CR4 pinning and then disable SM*P, leading to more and worse things to happen to the system. So, instead, remove the FRED bit from the CR4 pinning mask, thus obviating the need to temporarily disable CR4 pinning. If someone manages to disable FRED when poking at CR4, then idt_invalidate() would make sure the system would crash'n'burn on the first exception triggered, which is a much better outcome security-wise.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: spi-dw-dma: fix print error log when wait finish transaction If an error occurs, the device may not have a current message. In this case, the system will crash. In this case, it's better to use dev from the struct ctlr (struct spi_controller*).

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: Fix missing NULL checks for kstrdup() 1. Replace "of_find_node_by_path("/")" with "of_root" to avoid multiple calls to "of_node_put()". 2. Fix a potential kernel oops during early boot when memory allocation fails while parsing CPU model from device tree.

Out-of-bounds array access in Linux kernel KVM subsystem on LoongArch allows local authenticated attackers with low privileges to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or cause denial of service by passing negative cpuid values to kvm_get_vcpu_by_cpuid(). The function lacks bounds checking before indexing phyid_map::phys_map[], enabling read/write beyond array boundaries with container escape potential (CVSS scope change). Vendor patches available across multiple stable kernel branches (6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11). EPSS score of 0.02% indicates low automated exploitation likelihood, with no confirmed active exploitation or public POC at time of analysis.

A workqueue deadlock in Linux kernel NVMe-over-Fabrics target (nvmet) allows remote denial of service via recursive locking during controller disconnect. The nvmet subsystem's async event handler can trigger reentrant workqueue completion when nvmet_ctrl_free() flushes work on the same queue (nvmet-wq) that invoked it, causing a lockdep-detected recursive lock scenario. EPSS score of 0.02% indicates very low probability of exploitation in the wild. Patches available for kernel versions 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, and mainline 7.0 via upstream commits.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: scrub: unlock dquot before early return in quota scrub xchk_quota_item can return early after calling xchk_fblock_process_error. When that helper returns false, the function returned immediately without dropping dq->q_qlock, which can leave the dquot lock held and risk lock leaks or deadlocks in later quota operations. Fix this by unlocking dq->q_qlock before the early return.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: futex: Clear stale exiting pointer in futex_lock_pi() retry path Fuzzying/stressing futexes triggered: WARNING: kernel/futex/core.c:825 at wait_for_owner_exiting+0x7a/0x80, CPU#11: futex_lock_pi_s/524 When futex_lock_pi_atomic() sees the owner is exiting, it returns -EBUSY and stores a refcounted task pointer in 'exiting'. After wait_for_owner_exiting() consumes that reference, the local pointer is never reset to nil. Upon a retry, if futex_lock_pi_atomic() returns a different error, the bogus pointer is passed to wait_for_owner_exiting(). CPU0 CPU1 CPU2 futex_lock_pi(uaddr) // acquires the PI futex exit() futex_cleanup_begin() futex_state = EXITING; futex_lock_pi(uaddr) futex_lock_pi_atomic() attach_to_pi_owner() // observes EXITING *exiting = owner; // takes ref return -EBUSY wait_for_owner_exiting(-EBUSY, owner) put_task_struct(); // drops ref // exiting still points to owner goto retry; futex_lock_pi_atomic() lock_pi_update_atomic() cmpxchg(uaddr) *uaddr ^= WAITERS // whatever // value changed return -EAGAIN; wait_for_owner_exiting(-EAGAIN, exiting) // stale WARN_ON_ONCE(exiting) Fix this by resetting upon retry, essentially aligning it with requeue_pi.

Use-after-free in Linux kernel futex subsystem allows local authenticated attackers to achieve code execution, privilege escalation, or denial of service via sys_futex_requeue() with mismatched flags. Discovered through automated LLM analysis by Nicholas, this affects kernel versions 6.7 through 6.19.x, with patches available in 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, and 7.0. EPSS score of 0.02% (5th percentile) indicates low observed exploitation probability, and no active exploitation or public POC has been identified. The vulnerability requires local access with low-privilege authenticated user credentials (PR:L), making it a post-compromise escalation vector rather than a remote entry point.

Address calculation error in Linux kernel KVM on ARM64 allows local authenticated attackers with low privileges to corrupt memory descriptors, potentially enabling container escape or privilege escalation to compromise host integrity and confidentiality. The vulnerability affects KVM's stage-1/stage-2 page table descriptor swapping logic where pointer arithmetic incorrectly multiplies the offset by 8, causing writes to unintended memory locations. Vendor patches available for Linux 6.19.11 and mainline with EPSS exploitation probability at 5th percentile, indicating low observed exploitation despite high CVSS severity.

Denial of service via CPU soft lockup in Linux kernel's wlcore Wi-Fi driver (versions 5.10 through 7.0) occurs when memory allocation fails during wireless frame transmission. Incorrect error code return (-EAGAIN instead of -ENOMEM) triggers infinite retry loop while holding critical mutex, causing system unresponsiveness. Vendor-released patches available across all affected stable kernel branches (5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20, 6.19.10, 7.0). CVSS 7.5 (High) reflects network attack vector with no authentication required, though EPSS score of 0.02% (7th percentile) indicates low observed exploitation probability. No active exploitation confirmed (not in CISA KEV); no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: Fix static_branch_dec() underflow for aql_disable. syzbot reported static_branch_dec() underflow in aql_enable_write(). [0] The problem is that aql_enable_write() does not serialise concurrent write()s to the debugfs. aql_enable_write() checks static_key_false(&aql_disable.key) and later calls static_branch_inc() or static_branch_dec(), but the state may change between the two calls. aql_disable does not need to track inc/dec. Let's use static_branch_enable() and static_branch_disable(). [0]: val == 0 WARNING: kernel/jump_label.c:311 at __static_key_slow_dec_cpuslocked.part.0+0x107/0x120 kernel/jump_label.c:311, CPU#0: syz.1.3155/20288 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 20288 Comm: syz.1.3155 Tainted: G U L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [U]=USER, [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/24/2026 RIP: 0010:__static_key_slow_dec_cpuslocked.part.0+0x107/0x120 kernel/jump_label.c:311 Code: f2 c9 ff 5b 5d c3 cc cc cc cc e8 54 f2 c9 ff 48 89 df e8 ac f9 ff ff eb ad e8 45 f2 c9 ff 90 0f 0b 90 eb a2 e8 3a f2 c9 ff 90 <0f> 0b 90 eb 97 48 89 df e8 5c 4b 33 00 e9 36 ff ff ff 0f 1f 80 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc9000b9f7c10 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffff9b3e5d40 RCX: ffffffff823c57b4 RDX: ffff8880285a0000 RSI: ffffffff823c5846 RDI: ffff8880285a0000 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 000000000000000a R13: 1ffff9200173ef88 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: ffffc9000b9f7e98 FS: 00007f530dd726c0(0000) GS:ffff8881245e3000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000200000001140 CR3: 000000007cc4a000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 Call Trace: <TASK> __static_key_slow_dec_cpuslocked kernel/jump_label.c:297 [inline] __static_key_slow_dec kernel/jump_label.c:321 [inline] static_key_slow_dec+0x7c/0xc0 kernel/jump_label.c:336 aql_enable_write+0x2b2/0x310 net/mac80211/debugfs.c:343 short_proxy_write+0x133/0x1a0 fs/debugfs/file.c:383 vfs_write+0x2aa/0x1070 fs/read_write.c:684 ksys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:793 [inline] __do_sys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:801 [inline] __se_sys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:798 [inline] __x64_sys_pwrite64+0x1eb/0x250 fs/read_write.c:798 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xc9/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f530cf9aeb9 Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007f530dd72028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000012 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f530d215fa0 RCX: 00007f530cf9aeb9 RDX: 0000000000000003 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000010 RBP: 00007f530d008c1f R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 4200000000000005 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007f530d216038 R14: 00007f530d215fa0 R15: 00007ffde89fb978 </TASK>

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pmdomain: bcm: bcm2835-power: Increase ASB control timeout The bcm2835_asb_control() function uses a tight polling loop to wait for the ASB bridge to acknowledge a request. During intensive workloads, this handshake intermittently fails for V3D's master ASB on BCM2711, resulting in "Failed to disable ASB master for v3d" errors during runtime PM suspend. As a consequence, the failed power-off leaves V3D in a broken state, leading to bus faults or system hangs on later accesses. As the timeout is insufficient in some scenarios, increase the polling timeout from 1us to 5us, which is still negligible in the context of a power domain transition. Also, replace the open-coded ktime_get_ns()/ cpu_relax() polling loop with readl_poll_timeout_atomic().

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: cp2615: fix serial string NULL-deref at probe The cp2615 driver uses the USB device serial string as the i2c adapter name but does not make sure that the string exists. Verify that the device has a serial number before accessing it to avoid triggering a NULL-pointer dereference (e.g. with malicious devices).

Use-after-free race condition in Linux kernel Wi-Fi cfg80211 subsystem allows local authenticated users to trigger kernel crashes or potentially execute code. When a nl80211 socket closes while a peer measurement (PMSR) request is active, concurrent interface teardown can leave a scheduled work item (pmsr_free_wk) that later invokes the driver's abort callback on already-freed interface structures. EPSS score of 0.02% (7th percentile) indicates very low probability of exploitation in the wild. Patches available across all supported kernel branches since commit 9bb7e0f24e7e (introduced in Linux 5.0), with fixes released in stable versions 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20, and 6.19.10.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Fix missing runtime PM reference in ccs_mode_store ccs_mode_store() calls xe_gt_reset() which internally invokes xe_pm_runtime_get_noresume(). That function requires the caller to already hold an outer runtime PM reference and warns if none is held: [46.891177] xe 0000:03:00.0: [drm] Missing outer runtime PM protection [46.891178] WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pm.c:885 at xe_pm_runtime_get_noresume+0x8b/0xc0 Fix this by protecting xe_gt_reset() with the scope-based guard(xe_pm_runtime)(xe), which is the preferred form when the reference lifetime matches a single scope. v2: - Use scope-based guard(xe_pm_runtime)(xe) (Shuicheng) - Update commit message accordingly (cherry picked from commit 7937ea733f79b3f25e802a0c8360bf7423856f36)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bonding: fix NULL deref in bond_debug_rlb_hash_show rlb_clear_slave intentionally keeps RLB hash-table entries on the rx_hashtbl_used_head list with slave set to NULL when no replacement slave is available. However, bond_debug_rlb_hash_show visites client_info->slave without checking if it's NULL. Other used-list iterators in bond_alb.c already handle this NULL-slave state safely: - rlb_update_client returns early on !client_info->slave - rlb_req_update_slave_clients, rlb_clear_slave, and rlb_rebalance compare slave values before visiting - lb_req_update_subnet_clients continues if slave is NULL The following NULL deref crash can be trigger in bond_debug_rlb_hash_show: [ 1.289791] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [ 1.292058] RIP: 0010:bond_debug_rlb_hash_show (drivers/net/bonding/bond_debugfs.c:41) [ 1.293101] RSP: 0018:ffffc900004a7d00 EFLAGS: 00010286 [ 1.293333] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888102b48200 RCX: ffff888102b48204 [ 1.293631] RDX: ffff888102b48200 RSI: ffffffff839daad5 RDI: ffff888102815078 [ 1.293924] RBP: ffff888102815078 R08: ffff888102b4820e R09: 0000000000000000 [ 1.294267] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888100f929c0 [ 1.294564] R13: ffff888100f92a00 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: ffffc900004a7ed8 [ 1.294864] FS: 0000000001395380(0000) GS:ffff888196e75000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 1.295239] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 1.295480] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000102adc004 CR4: 0000000000772ef0 [ 1.295897] Call Trace: [ 1.296134] seq_read_iter (fs/seq_file.c:231) [ 1.296341] seq_read (fs/seq_file.c:164) [ 1.296493] full_proxy_read (fs/debugfs/file.c:378 (discriminator 1)) [ 1.296658] vfs_read (fs/read_write.c:572) [ 1.296981] ksys_read (fs/read_write.c:717) [ 1.297132] do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 (discriminator 1) arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 (discriminator 1)) [ 1.297325] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130) Add a NULL check and print "(none)" for entries with no assigned slave.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFC: nxp-nci: allow GPIOs to sleep Allow the firmware and enable GPIOs to sleep. This fixes a `WARN_ON' and allows the driver to operate GPIOs which are connected to I2C GPIO expanders. -- >8 -- kernel: WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 2636 at drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c:3880 gpiod_set_value+0x88/0x98 -- >8 --

A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel ARM SCMI firmware driver allows local authenticated users to trigger a denial of service by causing the system to crash. The vulnerability exists in the __scmi_event_handler_get_ops helper function, which can return NULL instead of the expected ERR_PTR on failure, causing downstream code to dereference a NULL pointer when handling unsupported SCMI events. The flaw was introduced in commit b5daf93b809d1 and affects multiple stable kernel versions; patches are available in Linux 6.18.20, 6.19.10, and 7.0.

Debug logging in the Linux kernel's crash_dump module exposes dm-crypt key material when debug logging is enabled, allowing local privileged users to read encryption keys from kernel logs and potentially cause denial of service through availability impact on crash dump functionality. The vulnerability affects Linux kernel versions prior to 6.18.20, 6.19.10, and 7.0, with an EPSS score of 0.02% indicating low exploitation probability despite the information disclosure risk.

Denial of service in Linux kernel x86/platform/uv module when sockets are deconfigured, causing kernel panic during UV hub info structure allocation on systems with SGI UV architecture. Affects authenticated local attackers with standard user privileges. Vendor-released patches available for multiple kernel versions (6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20, 6.19.10 and others). EPSS score of 0.02% indicates exploitation is unlikely in typical environments despite low CVSS score barrier.

Use-after-free in Linux kernel tracing subsystem allows local authenticated attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, or denial of service. The vulnerability occurs when deleting tracing instances with copy_trace_marker enabled, where improper RCU synchronization leaves freed memory accessible. Exploitation requires local access with low privileges to manipulate kernel tracing facilities. EPSS score of 0.02% (4th percentile) indicates low observed exploitation probability. Vendor patches available across multiple stable kernel versions (6.18.20, 6.19.10, 7.0).

A null pointer dereference in the i915 GPU driver's graphics translation table (GT) submission logic causes kernel panic and denial of service when the i915 firmware binaries are absent and the system attempts to suspend. Local authenticated attackers with normal user privileges can trigger this crash by initiating system suspend on affected Intel graphics systems without required firmware, resulting in denial of service. No public exploit code identified at time of analysis; EPSS score of 0.02% indicates low exploitation probability in practice.

Race condition in Linux kernel SMB Direct receive credit management allows remote denial of service against SMB3 network storage services. The flaw enables remote unauthenticated attackers to exhaust receive buffer credits through timing exploitation of the gap between hardware packet reception and completion processing, causing service disruption. EPSS exploitation probability is low (0.02%, 4th percentile), and patches are available from kernel.org for versions 6.18.x, 6.19.x, and 7.0. This affects only systems using SMB Direct (RDMA-enabled SMB3), not standard SMB implementations.

Denial of service in Linux kernel SMB server (ksmbd) affects versions 6.18 through 7.0-rc via race condition in SMBDirect receive credit management. Remote unauthenticated attackers can trigger resource exhaustion through crafted SMB packets exploiting the window between hardware reception and completion processing. Vendor patches released for stable branches 6.18.11, 6.19.1, and mainline 7.0. Low EPSS score (0.02%) indicates limited exploitation interest despite network attack vector and no authentication requirement.

Denial of service in Linux kernel SMB server implementation allows local authenticated users to crash the system by triggering data stream corruption through improper credit management in smbdirect socket operations. The vulnerability affects kernel versions prior to 6.18.11, 6.19.1, and 7.0, and requires local access with limited privileges to exploit.

Use-after-free in Linux kernel SMB server (ksmbd) RDMA handling allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or crash the system via crafted SMB Direct connections. The vulnerability arises when batched RDMA send operations without IB_SEND_SIGNALED flags are prematurely freed during connection failures, causing memory corruption. Vendor patches are available for kernel versions 6.18.11, 6.19.1, and 7.0. EPSS score of 0.02% suggests low observed exploitation probability, and no active exploitation or public POC is confirmed at time of analysis, though the critical CVSS score (9.8) reflects severe potential impact if the SMB Direct feature is enabled.

A race condition in the Linux kernel SMB client's recv_io credit management allows local authenticated users to cause a denial of service through timing-sensitive credit accounting between incoming data reception and completion processing. The vulnerability affects SMBDirect socket credit handling where credits may be granted to peers before corresponding recv buffers are actually posted, creating a window where credit accounting becomes inconsistent. Exploitation requires local access and moderate complexity but is not confirmed as actively exploited (not listed in CISA KEV).

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: let send_done handle a completion without IB_SEND_SIGNALED With smbdirect_send_batch processing we likely have requests without IB_SEND_SIGNALED, which will be destroyed in the final request that has IB_SEND_SIGNALED set. If the connection is broken all requests are signaled even without explicit IB_SEND_SIGNALED.

Out-of-bounds read and write in OP-TEE OS PKCS#11 Trusted Application (versions 3.13.0-4.10.0) allows authenticated local attackers with low privileges to read up to 7 bytes beyond heap boundaries and write arbitrary attribute values outside allocated buffers, potentially compromising the integrity and confidentiality of the Trusted Execution Environment. The vulnerability affects Arm TrustZone-based TEE implementations running alongside Linux kernels on Cortex-A cores. Patches available in three upstream commits targeting version 4.11.0. EPSS data not provided; no CISA KEV status indicating targeted rather than widespread exploitation. CVSS 8.7 reflects high confidentiality/integrity impact with scope change, representing potential TEE compromise from the normal world.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/tls: fix use-after-free in -EBUSY error path of tls_do_encryption The -EBUSY handling in tls_do_encryption(), introduced by commit 859054147318 ("net: tls: handle backlogging of crypto requests"), has a use-after-free due to double cleanup of encrypt_pending and the scatterlist entry. When crypto_aead_encrypt() returns -EBUSY, the request is enqueued to the cryptd backlog and the async callback tls_encrypt_done() will be invoked upon completion. That callback unconditionally restores the scatterlist entry (sge->offset, sge->length) and decrements ctx->encrypt_pending. However, if tls_encrypt_async_wait() returns an error, the synchronous error path in tls_do_encryption() performs the same cleanup again, double-decrementing encrypt_pending and double-restoring the scatterlist. The double-decrement corrupts the encrypt_pending sentinel (initialized to 1), making tls_encrypt_async_wait() permanently skip the wait for pending async callbacks. A subsequent sendmsg can then free the tls_rec via bpf_exec_tx_verdict() while a cryptd callback is still pending, resulting in a use-after-free when the callback fires on the freed record. Fix this by skipping the synchronous cleanup when the -EBUSY async wait returns an error, since the callback has already handled encrypt_pending and sge restoration.

Use-after-free in Linux kernel CAN raw socket implementation allows local authenticated attackers to corrupt memory and potentially achieve code execution. The vulnerability stems from premature deallocation of percpu uniq storage in raw_release() while raw_rcv() may still access it via deferred RCU callbacks. Patches available for kernel versions 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, and 7.0.1. EPSS exploitation probability remains low (0.02%, 5th percentile) with no active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis.

Denial of service in Linux kernel nexthop query handling allows local authenticated attackers to crash the kernel by querying nexthop objects with large Equal-Cost Multi-Path groups via the RTM_GETNEXTHOP netlink message. The vulnerability stems from fixed-size socket buffer allocation that overflows when processing nexthop groups exceeding approximately 512 members, triggering a kernel warning and potential system instability.

Use-after-free in Linux kernel CXL (Compute Express Link) subsystem allows local authenticated attackers to corrupt memory and potentially execute arbitrary code or cause kernel panics. The flaw occurs in cxl_detach_ep() during device removal when parent port references are freed prematurely, before child operations complete. Affects Linux kernel 6.3 through 7.0-rc5; patched in versions 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, and 7.0. EPSS score of 0.02% indicates low exploitation probability. No active exploitation or public exploit code identified at time of analysis.

Memory leak in Linux kernel CXL region initialization allows local privileged attackers to cause denial of service through resource exhaustion. The vulnerability exists in the __construct_region() function where failed sysfs_update_group() calls fail to properly free allocated resources, resulting in cumulative memory exhaustion when region construction is repeatedly attempted and fails. CVSS 5.5 reflects local attack vector with low complexity and high availability impact; EPSS 0.02% indicates minimal real-world exploitation probability despite the vulnerability's severity classification.

Out-of-bounds memory access in Linux kernel perf subsystem allows local authenticated attackers with low privileges to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The vulnerability occurs when group_sched_in() fails during performance monitoring event handling and event inheritance uses the wrong PMU (Performance Monitoring Unit) context, leading to improper rollback and memory corruption. Despite high CVSS score (7.8), EPSS probability indicates very low real-world exploitation likelihood (0.02%, 5th percentile). Vendor patches available across multiple stable kernel branches (6.6.131, 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, 7.0) per git.kernel.org commit references.

Use-after-free in Linux Kernel platform driver core allows local authenticated attackers to achieve high-severity impacts including code execution, privilege escalation, or denial of service. The vulnerability stems from unsafe access to the driver_override field during device probing when the bus match() callback executes without device lock protection. Patches are available across multiple kernel branches (6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, 7.0) per vendor commits. EPSS score of 0.02% (5th percentile) indicates low observed exploitation probability, and no CISA KEV listing exists, suggesting this remains a theoretical risk rather than actively exploited threat despite the high CVSS 7.8 score.

The Linux kernel BPF verifier fails to validate lock release on exception exits from static subprograms when bpf_throw() is invoked, potentially allowing denial of service or system instability through uncontrolled RCU and preemption lock retention. Affected versions span from 6.7 through 7.0-rc4; CVSS 5.5 (local privilege escalation path) but EPSS 0.02% suggests low real-world exploitation probability. Patch available in stable releases 6.18.21, 6.19.11, and 7.0.

Signed integer overflow in the Linux kernel's BPF interpreter enables local attackers with low privileges to achieve out-of-bounds memory access and potentially execute arbitrary code. The flaw occurs when the 32-bit signed division/modulo operations handle INT_MIN (0x80000000), causing the abs() macro to trigger undefined behavior that creates a mismatch between the verifier's abstract interpretation and the interpreter's runtime behavior. With an EPSS score of 0.02% and no confirmed active exploitation, the primary risk is to systems where unprivileged users can load BPF programs, though default kernel configurations typically restrict BPF to privileged users. Patches are available across multiple stable kernel branches (6.6.131, 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11).

Memory leak and out-of-bounds read in the asus_report_fixup() HID driver function allows local authenticated attackers with limited privileges to cause denial of service through memory exhaustion. The vulnerability affects the ASUS HID device driver across multiple Linux kernel versions, where kmemdup()-allocated buffers were not freed properly and an out-of-bounds read could access memory beyond the original descriptor size. A patch is available from Linux kernel maintainers switching to devm_kzalloc() for proper memory lifecycle management.

Double completions in NVMe-PCI polled queue handling occur when a high-priority task attempts to poll a queue during kernel reset before block layer queue maps are updated, causing race conditions between interrupt-driven and polled I/O paths. Affects Linux kernel versions before 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.131, 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, and 7.0-rc2, requiring local authentication and high attack complexity to trigger. No public exploit identified, but vendor-released patches are available across all affected stable and development branches.

Memory leak in the HID magicmouse driver's report_fixup() function allows local authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service through repeated device interactions. The magicmouse_report_fixup() function allocates memory via kmemdup() but fails to free the allocated buffer before returning, leading to exhaustion of kernel memory on systems with a Magic Mouse connected. Vendor patches are available across multiple stable branches.

Linux kernel module loader fails to validate ELF section index bounds in simplify_symbols(), causing kernel panic when processing modules with out-of-bounds st_shndx values such as SHN_XINDEX (0xffff). Local privileged attackers can crash the system by loading malformed or legitimately-crafted modules that exploit this missing bounds check, resulting in denial of service. The vulnerability affects all stable kernel versions from 2.6.12 through current releases; patches are available across multiple stable branches (5.15.203+, 6.1.168+, 6.6.131+, 6.12.80+, 6.18.21+, 6.19.11+, 7.0+).

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: apple: avoid memory leak in apple_report_fixup() The apple_report_fixup() function was returning a newly kmemdup()-allocated buffer, but never freeing it. The caller of report_fixup() does not take ownership of the returned pointer, but it *is* permitted to return a sub-portion of the input rdesc, whose lifetime is managed by the caller.

A denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Btrfs filesystem implementation allows local authenticated attackers to cause filesystem corruption and crashes through a race condition during subvolume creation and lookup. When a newly created Btrfs subvolume's dentry cache is dropped before the BTRFS_ROOT_ORPHAN_CLEANUP flag is set, concurrent orphan cleanup operations can fail with ENOENT, creating negative dentries that prevent subvolume deletion and cause filesystem aborts. EPSS score of 0.02% indicates this is a low-probability exploitation scenario requiring specific timing and configuration conditions, though the impact is severe for affected systems. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis.

Memory leak in Linux kernel ESP-over-TCP implementation with asynchronous cryptography causes denial of service via socket queue exhaustion when crypto operations complete asynchronously. Authenticated local attackers can trigger the vulnerability by filling the TX queue for espintcp connections while using async crypto algorithms, preventing proper cleanup of socket buffers and gradually consuming system memory until services become unavailable. EPSS score of 0.02% indicates low real-world exploitation probability despite moderate CVSS severity.

Denial of service via kernel panic in the Linux kernel xfrm_iptfs module when processing fragmented IP-TFS packets with mixed fast-path and slow-path reassembly conditions. The vulnerability triggers an invalid memory access (SKB_LINEAR_ASSERT) in skb_put() when attempting to append data to a non-linear socket buffer during packet reassembly, affecting systems using IP-TFS encapsulation over IPsec. Local attackers with network access to send crafted IPsec packets can crash the kernel; active exploitation not confirmed but patch is available.

Use-after-free in Linux kernel XFRM subsystem allows local authenticated attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution with high privileges. The vulnerability arises when XFRM policy hash threshold work items (policy_hthresh.work) outlive network namespace teardown, dereferencing freed struct net memory in xfrm_hash_rebuild(). Vendor patches available across multiple stable kernel versions (6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, 7.0) confirm the issue affects kernels since commit 880a6fab8f6b. EPSS score of 0.02% (5th percentile) indicates low observed exploitation probability despite CVSS:3.1 score of 7.8; no CISA KEV listing or public POC identified at time of analysis.

Denial of service in Linux kernel af_key module allows local authenticated attackers to crash the system via buffer overflow in pfkey_send_migrate() function. The vulnerability occurs because pfkey_send_migrate() fails to validate address family parameters before passing them to set_ipsecrequest(), causing truncation that overfills the socket buffer and triggers kernel panic in skb_put(). EPSS score of 0.02% indicates minimal real-world exploitation risk despite moderate CVSS severity.