Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm: Reinject transport-mode packets through workqueue
The following warning is displayed when the tcp6-multi-diffip11 stress
test case of the LTP test suite is tested:
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 22s! [ns-tcpserver:48198]
CPU: 0 PID: 48198 Comm: ns-tcpserver Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.0.0-rc6+ #39
Hardware name: QEMU KVM Virtual Machine, BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015
pstate: 80400005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : des3_ede_encrypt+0x27c/0x460 [libdes]
lr : 0x3f
sp : ffff80000ceaa1b0
x29: ffff80000ceaa1b0 x28: ffff0000df056100 x27: ffff0000e51e5280
x26: ffff80004df75030 x25: ffff0000e51e4600 x24: 000000000000003b
x23: 0000000000802080 x22: 000000000000003d x21: 0000000000000038
x20: 0000000080000020 x19: 000000000000000a x18: 0000000000000033
x17: ffff0000e51e4780 x16: ffff80004e2d1448 x15: ffff80004e2d1248
x14: ffff0000e51e4680 x13: ffff80004e2d1348 x12: ffff80004e2d1548
x11: ffff80004e2d1848 x10: ffff80004e2d1648 x9 : ffff80004e2d1748
x8 : ffff80004e2d1948 x7 : 000000000bcaf83d x6 : 000000000000001b
x5 : ffff80004e2d1048 x4 : 00000000761bf3bf x3 : 000000007f1dd0a3
x2 : ffff0000e51e4780 x1 : ffff0000e3b9a2f8 x0 : 00000000db44e872
Call trace:
des3_ede_encrypt+0x27c/0x460 [libdes]
crypto_des3_ede_encrypt+0x1c/0x30 [des_generic]
crypto_cbc_encrypt+0x148/0x190
crypto_skcipher_encrypt+0x2c/0x40
crypto_authenc_encrypt+0xc8/0xfc [authenc]
crypto_aead_encrypt+0x2c/0x40
echainiv_encrypt+0x144/0x1a0 [echainiv]
crypto_aead_encrypt+0x2c/0x40
esp6_output_tail+0x1c8/0x5d0 [esp6]
esp6_output+0x120/0x278 [esp6]
xfrm_output_one+0x458/0x4ec
xfrm_output_resume+0x6c/0x1f0
xfrm_output+0xac/0x4ac
__xfrm6_output+0x130/0x270
xfrm6_output+0x60/0xec
ip6_xmit+0x2ec/0x5bc
inet6_csk_xmit+0xbc/0x10c
__tcp_transmit_skb+0x460/0x8c0
tcp_write_xmit+0x348/0x890
__tcp_push_pending_frames+0x44/0x110
tcp_rcv_established+0x3c8/0x720
tcp_v6_do_rcv+0xdc/0x4a0
tcp_v6_rcv+0xc24/0xcb0
ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0xf0/0x574
ip6_input_finish+0x48/0x7c
ip6_input+0x48/0xc0
ip6_rcv_finish+0x80/0x9c
xfrm_trans_reinject+0xb0/0xf4
tasklet_action_common.constprop.0+0xf8/0x134
tasklet_action+0x30/0x3c
__do_softirq+0x128/0x368
do_softirq+0xb4/0xc0
__local_bh_enable_ip+0xb0/0xb4
put_cpu_fpsimd_context+0x40/0x70
kernel_neon_end+0x20/0x40
sha1_base_do_update.constprop.0.isra.0+0x11c/0x140 [sha1_ce]
sha1_ce_finup+0x94/0x110 [sha1_ce]
crypto_shash_finup+0x34/0xc0
hmac_finup+0x48/0xe0
crypto_shash_finup+0x34/0xc0
shash_digest_unaligned+0x74/0x90
crypto_shash_digest+0x4c/0x9c
shash_ahash_digest+0xc8/0xf0
shash_async_digest+0x28/0x34
crypto_ahash_digest+0x48/0xcc
crypto_authenc_genicv+0x88/0xcc [authenc]
crypto_authenc_encrypt+0xd8/0xfc [authenc]
crypto_aead_encrypt+0x2c/0x40
echainiv_encrypt+0x144/0x1a0 [echainiv]
crypto_aead_encrypt+0x2c/0x40
esp6_output_tail+0x1c8/0x5d0 [esp6]
esp6_output+0x120/0x278 [esp6]
xfrm_output_one+0x458/0x4ec
xfrm_output_resume+0x6c/0x1f0
xfrm_output+0xac/0x4ac
__xfrm6_output+0x130/0x270
xfrm6_output+0x60/0xec
ip6_xmit+0x2ec/0x5bc
inet6_csk_xmit+0xbc/0x10c
__tcp_transmit_skb+0x460/0x8c0
tcp_write_xmit+0x348/0x890
__tcp_push_pending_frames+0x44/0x110
tcp_push+0xb4/0x14c
tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x71c/0xb64
tcp_sendmsg+0x40/0x6c
inet6_sendmsg+0x4c/0x80
sock_sendmsg+0x5c/0x6c
__sys_sendto+0x128/0x15c
__arm64_sys_sendto+0x30/0x40
invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120
el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x170/0x194
do_el0_svc+0x38/0x4c
el0_svc+0x28/0xe0
el0t_64_sync_handler+0xbc/0x13c
el0t_64_sync+0x180/0x184
Get softirq info by bcc tool:
./softirqs -NT 10
Tracing soft irq event time... Hit Ctrl-C to end.
15:34:34
SOFTIRQ TOTAL_nsecs
block 158990
timer 20030920
sched 46577080
net_rx 676746820
tasklet 9906067650
15:34:45
SOFTIRQ TOTAL_nsecs
block 86100
sched 38849790
net_rx
---truncated---
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.2.100 – < 3.3, 3.16.55 – < 3.17, 4.14.24 – < 4.15, 4.15 | 3.3 |
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 | 6.0.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.0.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.0.3-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.15.0-1014.16 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-intel +9 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +1 | 5.15.0-60.66 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1030.34 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1033.40 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1033.40.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1029.36 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1027.32 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1015.19 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1025.28 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1025.30 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1028.33 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1017.17 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1029.35 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1024.26 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 | 5.15.0-1030.34~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1033.40~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1029.36~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-60.66~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1025.30~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 5.15.0-1029.35~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-riscv-5.15 | 5.15.0-1029.33~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| 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 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2025-2187 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 18, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2458 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026