Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: hinic: avoid kernel hung in hinic_get_stats64()
When using hinic device as a bond slave device, and reading device stats
of master bond device, the kernel may hung.
The kernel panic calltrace as follows:
Kernel panic - not syncing: softlockup: hung tasks
Call trace:
native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x1ec/0x31c
dev_get_stats+0x60/0xcc
dev_seq_printf_stats+0x40/0x120
dev_seq_show+0x1c/0x40
seq_read_iter+0x3c8/0x4dc
seq_read+0xe0/0x130
proc_reg_read+0xa8/0xe0
vfs_read+0xb0/0x1d4
ksys_read+0x70/0xfc
__arm64_sys_read+0x20/0x30
el0_svc_common+0x88/0x234
do_el0_svc+0x2c/0x90
el0_svc+0x1c/0x30
el0_sync_handler+0xa8/0xb0
el0_sync+0x148/0x180
And the calltrace of task that actually caused kernel hungs as follows:
__switch_to+124
__schedule+548
schedule+72
schedule_timeout+348
__down_common+188
__down+24
down+104
hinic_get_stats64+44 [hinic]
dev_get_stats+92
bond_get_stats+172 [bonding]
dev_get_stats+92
dev_seq_printf_stats+60
dev_seq_show+24
seq_read_iter+964
seq_read+220
proc_reg_read+164
vfs_read+172
ksys_read+108
__arm64_sys_read+28
el0_svc_common+132
do_el0_svc+40
el0_svc+24
el0_sync_handler+164
el0_sync+324
When getting device stats from bond, kernel will call bond_get_stats().
It first holds the spinlock bond->stats_lock, and then call
hinic_get_stats64() to collect hinic device's stats.
However, hinic_get_stats64() calls `down(&nic_dev->mgmt_lock)` to
protect its critical section, which may schedule current task out.
And if system is under high pressure, the task cannot be woken up
immediately, which eventually triggers kernel hung panic.
Since previous patch has replaced hinic_dev.tx_stats/rx_stats with local
variable in hinic_get_stats64(), there is nothing need to be protected
by lock, so just removing down()/up() is ok.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.14 | 5.10.137 |
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 +1 | 5.15.0-53.59 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1023.27 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1023.29 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1024.30.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1022.29 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1020.25 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1008.12 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1018.21 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1018.23 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1021.26 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1015.15 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1022.28 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1018.20 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-1023.27~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1023.29~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1022.29~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-53.59~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1018.23~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 5.15.0-1022.28~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1025.28 | — |
| 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-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux +10 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux +12 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-gcp +4 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux-azure | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2025-1350 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e74f3097a9c713ce855cda07713393bcc23a005d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/693f31dc91568e61047fd2980a8235e856cd9ce8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fced5bce712122654ec8a20356342698cce104d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba59bbe4f306bb6ee15753db0a40564c0eb7909
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98f9fcdee35add80505b6c73f72de5f750d5c03c