Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
virtio: packed: fix unmap leak for indirect desc table
When use_dma_api and premapped are true, then the do_unmap is false.
Because the do_unmap is false, vring_unmap_extra_packed is not called by
detach_buf_packed.
if (unlikely(vq->do_unmap)) {
curr = id;
for (i = 0; i < state->num; i++) {
vring_unmap_extra_packed(vq,
&vq->packed.desc_extra[curr]);
curr = vq->packed.desc_extra[curr].next;
}
}
So the indirect desc table is not unmapped. This causes the unmap leak.
So here, we check vq->use_dma_api instead. Synchronously, dma info is
updated based on use_dma_api judgment
This bug does not occur, because no driver use the premapped with
indirect.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.6 | 6.6.23 |
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 | 6.7.12-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.7.12-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux | 6.8.0-35.35 | USN-6816-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1009.9 | USN-6817-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1008.8 | USN-6817-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1008.9 | USN-6817-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1004.7 | USN-6817-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-ibm +2 | 6.8.0-1006.6 | USN-6878-1, USN-6817-2, USN-6816-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1005.5 | USN-6816-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +1 | 6.8.0-35.35.1 | USN-6816-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +22 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +13 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2004.4 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1002.2 | — |
Advisories 6
- USN-6878-1 linux-oracle vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 27, 2026
- USN-6816-1 linux, linux-ibm, linux-lowlatency, linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 27, 2026
- USN-6817-3 linux-azure, linux-gke vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 27, 2026
- USN-6817-1 linux-aws, linux-gcp vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 27, 2026
- USN-6817-2 linux-oem-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 27, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1008 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 12, 2026