Summary
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to expose sensitive information from the host OS. (CVE-2025-40300)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- DMA engine subsystem;
- GPU drivers;
- HSI subsystem;
- Media drivers;
- Ethernet team driver;
- SPI subsystem;
- USB core drivers;
- Framebuffer layer;
- BTRFS file system;
- Ext4 file system;
- Network file system (NFS) server daemon;
- NILFS2 file system;
- Timer subsystem;
- DCCP (Datagram Congestion Control Protocol);
- IPv6 networking;
- NET/ROM layer;
- Packet sockets;
- Network traffic control;
- SCTP protocol;
- VMware vSockets driver;
- USB sound devices;
(CVE-2023-52477, CVE-2023-52574, CVE-2023-52650, CVE-2024-27074,
CVE-2024-35849, CVE-2024-41006, CVE-2024-47685, CVE-2024-49924,
CVE-2024-50006, CVE-2024-50051, CVE-2024-50202, CVE-2024-50299,
CVE-2024-53124, CVE-2024-53130, CVE-2024-53131, CVE-2024-53150,
CVE-2024-56767, CVE-2024-57996, CVE-2025-21796, CVE-2025-37752,
CVE-2025-37785, CVE-2025-37838, CVE-2025-38350, CVE-2025-38352,
CVE-2025-38477, CVE-2025-38617, CVE-2025-38618)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 4.15.0-1148.159~16.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 28
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High 7.8
posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: posix-cpu-timers: fix race between handle_posix_cpu_timers() and posix_cpu_timer_del() If an exiting non-autoreaping task has already passed exit_notify() and calls handle_posix_cpu_timers() …
KEV Sep 4, 2025 -
High 7.1CVE-2024-53150 Exploited
ALSA: usb-audio: Fix out of bounds reads when finding clock sources
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix out of bounds reads when finding clock sources The current USB-audio driver code doesn't check bLength of each descriptor at traversing for clock descriptors. That is, wh…
KEV Apr 9, 2025 -
Critical 9.8
nfsd: clear acl_access/acl_default after releasing them
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: clear acl_access/acl_default after releasing them If getting acl_default fails, acl_access and acl_default will be released simultaneously. However, acl_access will still retain a point…
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High 8.2
sctp: properly validate chunk size in sctp_sf_ootb()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: properly validate chunk size in sctp_sf_ootb() A size validation fix similar to that in Commit 50619dbf8db7 ("sctp: add size validation when walking chunks") is also required in sctp_sf…
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High 7.8
team: fix null-ptr-deref when team device type is changed
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: team: fix null-ptr-deref when team device type is changed Get a null-ptr-deref bug as follows with reproducer [1]. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000228 ... RIP: 001…
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High 7.8
fbdev: pxafb: Fix possible use after free in pxafb_task()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: pxafb: Fix possible use after free in pxafb_task() In the pxafb_probe function, it calls the pxafb_init_fbinfo function, after which &fbi->task is associated with pxafb_task. Moreover,…
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High 7.8
spi: mpc52xx: Add cancel_work_sync before module remove
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: mpc52xx: Add cancel_work_sync before module remove If we remove the module which will call mpc52xx_spi_remove it will free 'ms' through spi_unregister_controller. while the work ms->work…
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High 7.8
net_sched: sch_sfq: don't allow 1 packet limit
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net_sched: sch_sfq: don't allow 1 packet limit The current implementation does not work correctly with a limit of 1. iproute2 actually checks for this and this patch adds the check in kernel …
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High 7.8
net_sched: sch_sfq: move the limit validation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net_sched: sch_sfq: move the limit validation It is not sufficient to directly validate the limit on the data that the user passes as it can be updated based on how the other parameters are c…
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High 7.8
ext4: fix OOB read when checking dotdot dir
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix OOB read when checking dotdot dir Mounting a corrupted filesystem with directory which contains '.' dir entry with rec_len == block size results in out-of-bounds read (later on, whe…
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High 7.8
HSI: ssi_protocol: Fix use after free vulnerability in ssi_protocol Driver Due to Race Condition
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HSI: ssi_protocol: Fix use after free vulnerability in ssi_protocol Driver Due to Race Condition In the ssi_protocol_probe() function, &ssi->work is bound with ssip_xmit_work(), In ssip_pn_se…
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High 7.8
net/sched: Always pass notifications when child class becomes empty
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: Always pass notifications when child class becomes empty Certain classful qdiscs may invoke their classes' dequeue handler on an enqueue operation. This may unexpectedly empty the …
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High 7.8
net/sched: sch_qfq: Fix race condition on qfq_aggregate
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sch_qfq: Fix race condition on qfq_aggregate A race condition can occur when 'agg' is modified in qfq_change_agg (called during qfq_enqueue) while other threads access it concurren…
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High 7.8
net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and packet_notifier()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/packet: fix a race in packet_set_ring() and packet_notifier() When packet_set_ring() releases po->bind_lock, another thread can run packet_notifier() and process an NETDEV_UP event. This …
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High 7.8
vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDR_PORT_ANY
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vsock: Do not allow binding to VMADDR_PORT_ANY It is possible for a vsock to autobind to VMADDR_PORT_ANY. This can cause a use-after-free when a connection is made to the bound socket. The so…
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High 7.5
net: fix data-races around sk->sk_forward_alloc
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix data-races around sk->sk_forward_alloc Syzkaller reported this warning: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 16 at net/ipv4/af_inet.c:156 inet_sock_destruct+0x1c…
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Medium 5.5
nilfs2: propagate directory read errors from nilfs_find_entry()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: propagate directory read errors from nilfs_find_entry() Syzbot reported that a task hang occurs in vcs_open() during a fuzzing test for nilfs2. The root cause of this problem is that …
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Unscored —
usb: hub: Guard against accesses to uninitialized BOS descriptors
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: hub: Guard against accesses to uninitialized BOS descriptors Many functions in drivers/usb/core/hub.c and drivers/usb/core/hub.h access fields inside udev->bos without checking if it was…
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Unscored —
drm/tegra: dsi: Add missing check for of_find_device_by_node
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/tegra: dsi: Add missing check for of_find_device_by_node Add check for the return value of of_find_device_by_node() and return the error if it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer derefer…
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Unscored —
media: go7007: fix a memleak in go7007_load_encoder
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: go7007: fix a memleak in go7007_load_encoder In go7007_load_encoder, bounce(i.e. go->boot_fw), is allocated without a deallocation thereafter. After the following call chain: saa7134_g…
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Unscored —
btrfs: fix information leak in btrfs_ioctl_logical_to_ino()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix information leak in btrfs_ioctl_logical_to_ino() Syzbot reported the following information leak for in btrfs_ioctl_logical_to_ino(): BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in instrument_copy_…
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Unscored —
netrom: Fix a memory leak in nr_heartbeat_expiry()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netrom: Fix a memory leak in nr_heartbeat_expiry() syzbot reported a memory leak in nr_create() [0]. Commit 409db27e3a2e ("netrom: Fix use-after-free of a listening socket.") added sock_hold(…
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Unscored —
netfilter: nf_reject_ipv6: fix nf_reject_ip6_tcphdr_put()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_reject_ipv6: fix nf_reject_ip6_tcphdr_put() syzbot reported that nf_reject_ip6_tcphdr_put() was possibly sending garbage on the four reserved tcp bits (th->res1) Use skb_put_zer…
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Unscored —
ext4: fix i_data_sem unlock order in ext4_ind_migrate()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix i_data_sem unlock order in ext4_ind_migrate() Fuzzing reports a possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit. This issue is triggered when an EXT4_IOC_MIGRATE ioctl is set to require s…
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Unscored —
nilfs2: fix null-ptr-deref in block_dirty_buffer tracepoint
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix null-ptr-deref in block_dirty_buffer tracepoint When using the "block:block_dirty_buffer" tracepoint, mark_buffer_dirty() may cause a NULL pointer dereference, or a general protec…
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Unscored —
nilfs2: fix null-ptr-deref in block_touch_buffer tracepoint
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix null-ptr-deref in block_touch_buffer tracepoint Patch series "nilfs2: fix null-ptr-deref bugs on block tracepoints". This series fixes null pointer dereference bugs that occur whe…
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Unscored —
dmaengine: at_xdmac: avoid null_prt_deref in at_xdmac_prep_dma_memset
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: at_xdmac: avoid null_prt_deref in at_xdmac_prep_dma_memset The at_xdmac_memset_create_desc may return NULL, which will lead to a null pointer dereference. For example, the len inpu…
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Unscored —
x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/vmscape: Add conditional IBPB mitigation VMSCAPE is a vulnerability that exploits insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor (like QEMU). Existing …
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52477
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52574
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52650
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-27074
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-35849
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-41006
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47685
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-49924
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50006
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50051
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50202
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50299
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53124
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53130
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53131
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53150
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56767
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-57996
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-21796
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37752
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37785
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37838
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38350
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38352
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38477
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38617
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38618
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40300