Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: protect XDP configuration with a mutex
The main threat to data consistency in ice_xdp() is a possible asynchronous
PF reset. It can be triggered by a user or by TX timeout handler.
XDP setup and PF reset code access the same resources in the following
sections:
* ice_vsi_close() in ice_prepare_for_reset() - already rtnl-locked
* ice_vsi_rebuild() for the PF VSI - not protected
* ice_vsi_open() - already rtnl-locked
With an unfortunate timing, such accesses can result in a crash such as the
one below:
[ +1.999878] ice 0000:b1:00.0: Registered XDP mem model MEM_TYPE_XSK_BUFF_POOL on Rx ring 14
[ +2.002992] ice 0000:b1:00.0: Registered XDP mem model MEM_TYPE_XSK_BUFF_POOL on Rx ring 18
[Mar15 18:17] ice 0000:b1:00.0 ens801f0np0: NETDEV WATCHDOG: CPU: 38: transmit queue 14 timed out 80692736 ms
[ +0.000093] ice 0000:b1:00.0 ens801f0np0: tx_timeout: VSI_num: 6, Q 14, NTC: 0x0, HW_HEAD: 0x0, NTU: 0x0, INT: 0x4000001
[ +0.000012] ice 0000:b1:00.0 ens801f0np0: tx_timeout recovery level 1, txqueue 14
[ +0.394718] ice 0000:b1:00.0: PTP reset successful
[ +0.006184] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000098
[ +0.000045] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[ +0.000023] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[ +0.000023] PGD 0 P4D 0
[ +0.000018] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[ +0.000023] CPU: 38 PID: 7540 Comm: kworker/38:1 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc7 #1
[ +0.000031] Hardware name: Intel Corporation S2600WFT/S2600WFT, BIOS SE5C620.86B.02.01.0014.082620210524 08/26/2021
[ +0.000036] Workqueue: ice ice_service_task [ice]
[ +0.000183] RIP: 0010:ice_clean_tx_ring+0xa/0xd0 [ice]
[...]
[ +0.000013] Call Trace:
[ +0.000016] <TASK>
[ +0.000014] ? __die+0x1f/0x70
[ +0.000029] ? page_fault_oops+0x171/0x4f0
[ +0.000029] ? schedule+0x3b/0xd0
[ +0.000027] ? exc_page_fault+0x7b/0x180
[ +0.000022] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
[ +0.000031] ? ice_clean_tx_ring+0xa/0xd0 [ice]
[ +0.000194] ice_free_tx_ring+0xe/0x60 [ice]
[ +0.000186] ice_destroy_xdp_rings+0x157/0x310 [ice]
[ +0.000151] ice_vsi_decfg+0x53/0xe0 [ice]
[ +0.000180] ice_vsi_rebuild+0x239/0x540 [ice]
[ +0.000186] ice_vsi_rebuild_by_type+0x76/0x180 [ice]
[ +0.000145] ice_rebuild+0x18c/0x840 [ice]
[ +0.000145] ? delay_tsc+0x4a/0xc0
[ +0.000022] ? delay_tsc+0x92/0xc0
[ +0.000020] ice_do_reset+0x140/0x180 [ice]
[ +0.000886] ice_service_task+0x404/0x1030 [ice]
[ +0.000824] process_one_work+0x171/0x340
[ +0.000685] worker_thread+0x277/0x3a0
[ +0.000675] ? preempt_count_add+0x6a/0xa0
[ +0.000677] ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x23/0x50
[ +0.000679] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[ +0.000653] kthread+0xf0/0x120
[ +0.000635] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ +0.000616] ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50
[ +0.000612] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ +0.000604] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30
[ +0.000604] </TASK>
The previous way of handling this through returning -EBUSY is not viable,
particularly when destroying AF_XDP socket, because the kernel proceeds
with removal anyway.
There is plenty of code between those calls and there is no need to create
a large critical section that covers all of them, same as there is no need
to protect ice_vsi_rebuild() with rtnl_lock().
Add xdp_state_lock mutex to protect ice_vsi_rebuild() and ice_xdp().
Leaving unprotected sections in between would result in two states that
have to be considered:
1. when the VSI is closed, but not yet rebuild
2. when VSI is already rebuild, but not yet open
The latter case is actually already handled through !netif_running() case,
we just need to adjust flag checking a little. The former one is not as
trivial, because between ice_vsi_close() and ice_vsi_rebuild(), a lot of
hardware interaction happens, this can make adding/deleting rings exit
with an error. Luckily, VSI rebuild is pending and can apply new
configuration for us in a managed fashion.
Therefore, add an additional VSI state flag ICE_VSI_REBUILD_PENDING to
indicate that ice_x
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.5 | 6.1.191 |
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 | 6.10.11-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.10.11-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux | 6.8.0-50.51 | USN-7154-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1020.22 | USN-7154-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1020.23 | USN-7196-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp +1 | 6.8.0-1019.21 | USN-7155-1, USN-7154-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1015.19 | USN-7154-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1002.4 | USN-7156-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1017.17 | USN-7154-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1019.21.1 | USN-7155-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | 6.8.0-1018.18 | USN-7154-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle +1 | 6.8.0-1017.18 | USN-7154-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1016.18 | USN-7154-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +1 | 6.8.0-50.51.1 | USN-7154-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +49 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1 | USN-7154-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1 | USN-7196-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 +1 | 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1 | USN-7155-1, USN-7154-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1 | USN-7154-2 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1017.17~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1 | USN-7154-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 +1 | 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1 | USN-7154-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +27 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +13 | No fix yet | — |
Show 7 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 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2015.16 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1013.14 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.8 | 6.8.1-1013.14~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-fips | 6.8.0-78.78+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 +10 | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150600.8.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-coco +3 | 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 | SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_4 | 1-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_4 | 1-1.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-22.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-24.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 | SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_4 | 1-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_4 | 1-1.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-22.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-24.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_6 | 1-150600.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6 | 1-150600.13.3.5 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 | kernel-rt +3 | 6.4.0-150600.10.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | dtb-aarch64 +10 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150600.8.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 | SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-rt +3 | 6.4.0-150600.10.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | kernel | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 14
- WID-SEC-2024-2173 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-7154-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-6.8, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.8, linux-gke, linux-ibm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8, linux-oem-6.8, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8, linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7155-1 linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7196-1 linux-azure, linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7156-1 linux-gkeop vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7154-2 linux-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4316-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026