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cgroup: Use separate src/dst nodes when preloading css_sets for migration

Published Feb 26, 2025 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cgroup: Use separate src/dst nodes when preloading css_sets for migration

Each cset (css_set) is pinned by its tasks. When we're moving tasks around
across csets for a migration, we need to hold the source and destination
csets to ensure that they don't go away while we're moving tasks about. This
is done by linking cset->mg_preload_node on either the
mgctx->preloaded_src_csets or mgctx->preloaded_dst_csets list. Using the
same cset->mg_preload_node for both the src and dst lists was deemed okay as
a cset can't be both the source and destination at the same time.

Unfortunately, this overloading becomes problematic when multiple tasks are
involved in a migration and some of them are identity noop migrations while
others are actually moving across cgroups. For example, this can happen with
the following sequence on cgroup1:

#1> mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/misc/a/b
#2> echo $$ > /sys/fs/cgroup/misc/a/cgroup.procs
#3> RUN_A_COMMAND_WHICH_CREATES_MULTIPLE_THREADS &
#4> PID=$!
#5> echo $PID > /sys/fs/cgroup/misc/a/b/tasks
#6> echo $PID > /sys/fs/cgroup/misc/a/cgroup.procs

the process including the group leader back into a. In this final migration,
non-leader threads would be doing identity migration while the group leader
is doing an actual one.

After #3, let's say the whole process was in cset A, and that after #4, the
leader moves to cset B. Then, during #6, the following happens:

1. cgroup_migrate_add_src() is called on B for the leader.

2. cgroup_migrate_add_src() is called on A for the other threads.

3. cgroup_migrate_prepare_dst() is called. It scans the src list.

4. It notices that B wants to migrate to A, so it tries to A to the dst
list but realizes that its ->mg_preload_node is already busy.

5. and then it notices A wants to migrate to A as it's an identity
migration, it culls it by list_del_init()'ing its ->mg_preload_node and
putting references accordingly.

6. The rest of migration takes place with B on the src list but nothing on
the dst list.

This means that A isn't held while migration is in progress. If all tasks
leave A before the migration finishes and the incoming task pins it, the
cset will be destroyed leading to use-after-free.

This is caused by overloading cset->mg_preload_node for both src and dst
preload lists. We wanted to exclude the cset from the src list but ended up
inadvertently excluding it from the dst list too.

This patch fixes the issue by separating out cset->mg_preload_node into
->mg_src_preload_node and ->mg_dst_preload_node, so that the src and dst
preloadings don't interfere with each other.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 3.16 4.14.289

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.18.14-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.18.14-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.18.14-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-50.56 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1021.25 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1021.26 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1024.30.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1019.25 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1017.20 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1004.6 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1015.17 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1017.22 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1019.23 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1015.15 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1019.24 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1016.18 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-128.144 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1086.93 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1021.25~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1094.100 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1021.26~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1047.52 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1090.98 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1021.28~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-50.56~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1034.38 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1017.22~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1005.7 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1076.81 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1084.92 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1071.81 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1022.26~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-194.205 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1142.154 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1086.93~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1153.168 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1094.100~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1137.153 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1092.101~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-128.144~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1034.38~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1128.133 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1107.118 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1084.92~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1071.81~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1022.22 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1086.93+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1094.100+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1062.70 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1092.101+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 4.15.0-2081.87 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 4.15.0-2062.68 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips 4.15.0-1099.110 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 4.15.0-2047.52 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1142.154~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1153.168~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1137.153~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-194.205~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1107.118~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-aws +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1153.168~14.04.1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 bpftool 7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:2458
RHEL 9 perf +48 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:2458
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 RHSA-2023:7077
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +7 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1.150300.18.120.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.255.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1293-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1.150300.18.120.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.115.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1.150300.18.120.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.205.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1194-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1.150300.18.120.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.205.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1194-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_38 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_56 1-150300.7.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.255.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1293-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_67 1-8.5.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1293-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1.150300.18.120.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.201.1.150300.18.120.1 SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 kernel-livepatch-4.14.290-217.505 1.0-0.amzn2 ALAS2-2025-2790
Amazon Linux 2 perf +8 4.14.290-217.505.amzn2 ALAS2-2025-2790

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