FKIE_CVE-2025-21726
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-02-27 02:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 08:44
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
padata: avoid UAF for reorder_work
Although the previous patch can avoid ps and ps UAF for _do_serial, it
can not avoid potential UAF issue for reorder_work. This issue can
happen just as below:
crypto_request crypto_request crypto_del_alg
padata_do_serial
...
padata_reorder
// processes all remaining
// requests then breaks
while (1) {
if (!padata)
break;
...
}
padata_do_serial
// new request added
list_add
// sees the new request
queue_work(reorder_work)
padata_reorder
queue_work_on(squeue->work)
...
<kworker context>
padata_serial_worker
// completes new request,
// no more outstanding
// requests
crypto_del_alg
// free pd
<kworker context>
invoke_padata_reorder
// UAF of pd
To avoid UAF for 'reorder_work', get 'pd' ref before put 'reorder_work'
into the 'serial_wq' and put 'pd' ref until the 'serial_wq' finish.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npadata: avoid UAF for reorder_work\n\nAlthough the previous patch can avoid ps and ps UAF for _do_serial, it\ncan not avoid potential UAF issue for reorder_work. This issue can\nhappen just as below:\n\ncrypto_request\t\t\tcrypto_request\t\tcrypto_del_alg\npadata_do_serial\n ...\n padata_reorder\n // processes all remaining\n // requests then breaks\n while (1) {\n if (!padata)\n break;\n ...\n }\n\n\t\t\t\tpadata_do_serial\n\t\t\t\t // new request added\n\t\t\t\t list_add\n // sees the new request\n queue_work(reorder_work)\n\t\t\t\t padata_reorder\n\t\t\t\t queue_work_on(squeue-\u003ework)\n...\n\n\t\t\t\t\u003ckworker context\u003e\n\t\t\t\tpadata_serial_worker\n\t\t\t\t// completes new request,\n\t\t\t\t// no more outstanding\n\t\t\t\t// requests\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcrypto_del_alg\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t // free pd\n\n\u003ckworker context\u003e\ninvoke_padata_reorder\n // UAF of pd\n\nTo avoid UAF for \u0027reorder_work\u0027, get \u0027pd\u0027 ref before put \u0027reorder_work\u0027\ninto the \u0027serial_wq\u0027 and put \u0027pd\u0027 ref until the \u0027serial_wq\u0027 finish."
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"value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: padata: avoid UAF for reorder_work Although the previous patch can avoid ps and ps UAF for _do_serial, it can not avoid potential UAF issue for reorder_work. This issue can happen just as below: crypto_request crypto_request crypto_del_alg padata_do_serial ... padata_reorder // processes all remaining // requests then breaks while (1) { if (!padata) break; ... } padata_do_serial // new request added list_add // sees the new request queue_work(reorder_work) padata_reorder queue_work_on(squeue-\u0026gt;work) ... padata_serial_worker // completes new request, // no more outstanding // requests crypto_del_alg // free pd invoke_padata_reorder // UAF of pd To avoid UAF for \u0027reorder_work\u0027, get \u0027pd\u0027 ref before put \u0027reorder_work\u0027 into the \u0027serial_wq\u0027 and put \u0027pd\u0027 ref until the \u0027serial_wq\u0027 finish. "
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