Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
riscv/kprobe: Fix instruction simulation of JALR
Set kprobe at 'jalr 1140(ra)' of vfs_write results in the following
crash:
[ 32.092235] Unable to handle kernel access to user memory without uaccess routines at virtual address 00aaaaaad77b1170
[ 32.093115] Oops [#1]
[ 32.093251] Modules linked in:
[ 32.093626] CPU: 0 PID: 135 Comm: ftracetest Not tainted 6.2.0-rc2-00013-gb0aa5e5df0cb-dirty #16
[ 32.093985] Hardware name: riscv-virtio,qemu (DT)
[ 32.094280] epc : ksys_read+0x88/0xd6
[ 32.094855] ra : ksys_read+0xc0/0xd6
[ 32.095016] epc : ffffffff801cda80 ra : ffffffff801cdab8 sp : ff20000000d7bdc0
[ 32.095227] gp : ffffffff80f14000 tp : ff60000080f9cb40 t0 : ffffffff80f13e80
[ 32.095500] t1 : ffffffff8000c29c t2 : ffffffff800dbc54 s0 : ff20000000d7be60
[ 32.095716] s1 : 0000000000000000 a0 : ffffffff805a64ae a1 : ffffffff80a83708
[ 32.095921] a2 : ffffffff80f160a0 a3 : 0000000000000000 a4 : f229b0afdb165300
[ 32.096171] a5 : f229b0afdb165300 a6 : ffffffff80eeebd0 a7 : 00000000000003ff
[ 32.096411] s2 : ff6000007ff76800 s3 : fffffffffffffff7 s4 : 00aaaaaad77b1170
[ 32.096638] s5 : ffffffff80f160a0 s6 : ff6000007ff76800 s7 : 0000000000000030
[ 32.096865] s8 : 00ffffffc3d97be0 s9 : 0000000000000007 s10: 00aaaaaad77c9410
[ 32.097092] s11: 0000000000000000 t3 : ffffffff80f13e48 t4 : ffffffff8000c29c
[ 32.097317] t5 : ffffffff8000c29c t6 : ffffffff800dbc54
[ 32.097505] status: 0000000200000120 badaddr: 00aaaaaad77b1170 cause: 000000000000000d
[ 32.098011] [<ffffffff801cdb72>] ksys_write+0x6c/0xd6
[ 32.098222] [<ffffffff801cdc06>] sys_write+0x2a/0x38
[ 32.098405] [<ffffffff80003c76>] ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x2
Since the rs1 and rd might be the same one, such as 'jalr 1140(ra)',
hence it requires obtaining the target address from rs1 followed by
updating rd.
[Palmer: Pick Guo's cleanup]
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.12 | 5.15.91 |
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 | 6.1.11-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.1.11-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.11-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.15.0-1015.17 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +1 | 5.15.0-70.77 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1034.38 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1036.43 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1036.43.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1032.40 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke +1 | 5.15.0-1031.36 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1018.23 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1028.31 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1028.33 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1023.23 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1033.39 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1027.29 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +31 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 | 5.15.0-1034.38~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1036.43~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1032.40~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-70.77~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1030.35~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | 5.15.0-1014.14~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 5.15.0-1033.39~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-riscv-5.15 | 5.15.0-1031.35~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 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 Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1024.29 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1036.39 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2025-0649 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 3, 2026