Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
io_uring/msg_ring: Fix NULL pointer dereference in io_msg_send_fd()
Syzkaller produced the below call trace:
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in io_msg_ring+0x3cb/0x9f0
Write of size 8 at addr 0000000000000070 by task repro/16399
CPU: 0 PID: 16399 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.1.0-rc1 #28
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.11.0-2.el7
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134
? io_msg_ring+0x3cb/0x9f0
kasan_report+0xbc/0xf0
? io_msg_ring+0x3cb/0x9f0
kasan_check_range+0x140/0x190
io_msg_ring+0x3cb/0x9f0
? io_msg_ring_prep+0x300/0x300
io_issue_sqe+0x698/0xca0
io_submit_sqes+0x92f/0x1c30
__do_sys_io_uring_enter+0xae4/0x24b0
....
RIP: 0033:0x7f2eaf8f8289
RSP: 002b:00007fff40939718 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000001aa
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f2eaf8f8289
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000006f71 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007fff409397a0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000039
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00000000004006d0
R13: 00007fff40939880 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
</TASK>
Kernel panic - not syncing: panic_on_warn set ...
We don't have a NULL check on file_ptr in io_msg_send_fd() function,
so when file_ptr is NUL src_file is also NULL and get_file()
dereferences a NULL pointer and leads to above crash.
Add a NULL check to fix this issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.0 | 6.0.6 |
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 | 6.0.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.0.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.0.6-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-intel +9 | 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-2025-2053 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 9, 2026
- RHSA-2023:6583 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026