Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfs: Only create /proc/fs/netfs with CONFIG_PROC_FS
When testing a special config:
CONFIG_NETFS_SUPPORTS=y
CONFIG_PROC_FS=n
The system crashes with something like:
[ 3.766197] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 3.766484] kernel BUG at mm/mempool.c:560!
[ 3.766789] Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 3.767123] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G W
[ 3.767777] Tainted: [W]=WARN
[ 3.767968] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996),
[ 3.768523] RIP: 0010:mempool_alloc_slab.cold+0x17/0x19
[ 3.768847] Code: 50 fe ff 58 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f e9 93 95 13 00
[ 3.769977] RSP: 0018:ffffc90000013998 EFLAGS: 00010286
[ 3.770315] RAX: 000000000000002f RBX: ffff888100ba8640 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 3.770749] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000003 RDI: 00000000ffffffff
[ 3.771217] RBP: 0000000000092880 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffc90000013828
[ 3.771664] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 00000000ffffffea R12: 0000000000092cc0
[ 3.772117] R13: 0000000000000400 R14: ffff8881004b1620 R15: ffffea0004ef7e40
[ 3.772554] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8881b5f3c000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 3.773061] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 3.773443] CR2: ffffffff830901b4 CR3: 0000000004296001 CR4: 0000000000770ef0
[ 3.773884] PKRU: 55555554
[ 3.774058] Call Trace:
[ 3.774232] <TASK>
[ 3.774371] mempool_alloc_noprof+0x6a/0x190
[ 3.774649] ? _printk+0x57/0x80
[ 3.774862] netfs_alloc_request+0x85/0x2ce
[ 3.775147] netfs_readahead+0x28/0x170
[ 3.775395] read_pages+0x6c/0x350
[ 3.775623] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 3.775928] page_cache_ra_unbounded+0x1bd/0x2a0
[ 3.776247] filemap_get_pages+0x139/0x970
[ 3.776510] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 3.776820] filemap_read+0xf9/0x580
[ 3.777054] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 3.777368] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 3.777674] ? find_held_lock+0x32/0x90
[ 3.777929] ? netfs_start_io_read+0x19/0x70
[ 3.778221] ? netfs_start_io_read+0x19/0x70
[ 3.778489] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 3.778800] ? lock_acquired+0x1e6/0x450
[ 3.779054] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 3.779379] netfs_buffered_read_iter+0x57/0x80
[ 3.779670] __kernel_read+0x158/0x2c0
[ 3.779927] bprm_execve+0x300/0x7a0
[ 3.780185] kernel_execve+0x10c/0x140
[ 3.780423] ? __pfx_kernel_init+0x10/0x10
[ 3.780690] kernel_init+0xd5/0x150
[ 3.780910] ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50
[ 3.781156] ? __pfx_kernel_init+0x10/0x10
[ 3.781414] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 3.781677] </TASK>
[ 3.781823] Modules linked in:
[ 3.782065] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
This is caused by the following error path in netfs_init():
if (!proc_mkdir("fs/netfs", NULL))
goto error_proc;
Fix this by adding ifdef in netfs_main(), so that /proc/fs/netfs is only
created with CONFIG_PROC_FS.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.8 | 6.12.26 |
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 | 6.12.27-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.27-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-azure-fde | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.04 | linux | 6.14.0-22.22 | USN-7594-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.04 | linux-aws +3 | 6.14.0-1007.7 | USN-7594-3, USN-7594-2, USN-7594-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.04 | linux-gcp | 6.14.0-1008.8 | USN-7594-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.04 | linux-realtime | 6.14.0-1004.4 | USN-7594-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux +27 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.14 | 6.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1035.38 | USN-8781-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +42 | No fix yet | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 | 6.14.0-1010.10~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.8 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | bpftool +14 | 6.12.29-33.102.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-994 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.12.29-33.102 | 1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-994 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | kernel-uek +34 | 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el10uek | ELSA-2025-20530, ELSA-2025-20480 |
Advisories 8
- USN-8781-1 linux-nvidia-tegra vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-0991 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 17, 2026
- USN-7594-2 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 4, 2026
- USN-7594-1 linux, linux-gcp, linux-raspi, linux-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 4, 2026
- USN-7594-3 linux-aws, linux-oracle vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 4, 2026
- ALAS2023-2025-994 Important: kernel6.12 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Aug 26, 2025
- ELSA-2025-20530 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 18, 2025
- ELSA-2025-20480 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jul 17, 2025