Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
virtio-blk: Avoid use-after-free on suspend/resume
hctx->user_data is set to vq in virtblk_init_hctx(). However, vq is
freed on suspend and reallocated on resume. So, hctx->user_data is
invalid after resume, and it will cause use-after-free accessing which
will result in the kernel crash something like below:
[ 22.428391] Call Trace:
[ 22.428899] <TASK>
[ 22.429339] virtqueue_add_split+0x3eb/0x620
[ 22.430035] ? __blk_mq_alloc_requests+0x17f/0x2d0
[ 22.430789] ? kvm_clock_get_cycles+0x14/0x30
[ 22.431496] virtqueue_add_sgs+0xad/0xd0
[ 22.432108] virtblk_add_req+0xe8/0x150
[ 22.432692] virtio_queue_rqs+0xeb/0x210
[ 22.433330] blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x1b8/0x280
[ 22.434059] __blk_flush_plug+0xe1/0x140
[ 22.434853] blk_finish_plug+0x20/0x40
[ 22.435512] read_pages+0x20a/0x2e0
[ 22.436063] ? folio_add_lru+0x62/0xa0
[ 22.436652] page_cache_ra_unbounded+0x112/0x160
[ 22.437365] filemap_get_pages+0xe1/0x5b0
[ 22.437964] ? context_to_sid+0x70/0x100
[ 22.438580] ? sidtab_context_to_sid+0x32/0x400
[ 22.439979] filemap_read+0xcd/0x3d0
[ 22.440917] xfs_file_buffered_read+0x4a/0xc0
[ 22.441984] xfs_file_read_iter+0x65/0xd0
[ 22.442970] __kernel_read+0x160/0x2e0
[ 22.443921] bprm_execve+0x21b/0x640
[ 22.444809] do_execveat_common.isra.0+0x1a8/0x220
[ 22.446008] __x64_sys_execve+0x2d/0x40
[ 22.446920] do_syscall_64+0x37/0x90
[ 22.447773] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
This patch fixes this issue by getting vq from vblk, and removes
virtblk_init_hctx().
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.19 | 5.19.4 |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.0.2-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | bpftool | 7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3 | RHSA-2023:6583 |
| RHEL 9 | rv +64 | 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 | RHSA-2023:6583 |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2025-1350 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- RHSA-2023:6583 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026