Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
kasan: avoid sleepable page allocation from atomic context
apply_to_pte_range() enters the lazy MMU mode and then invokes
kasan_populate_vmalloc_pte() callback on each page table walk iteration.
However, the callback can go into sleep when trying to allocate a single
page, e.g. if an architecutre disables preemption on lazy MMU mode enter.
On s390 if make arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode() -> preempt_enable() and
arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode() -> preempt_disable(), such crash occurs:
[ 0.663336] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at ./include/linux/sched/mm.h:321
[ 0.663348] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 2, name: kthreadd
[ 0.663358] preempt_count: 1, expected: 0
[ 0.663366] RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0
[ 0.663375] no locks held by kthreadd/2.
[ 0.663383] Preemption disabled at:
[ 0.663386] [<0002f3284cbb4eda>] apply_to_pte_range+0xfa/0x4a0
[ 0.663405] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 2 Comm: kthreadd Not tainted 6.15.0-rc5-gcc-kasan-00043-gd76bb1ebb558-dirty #162 PREEMPT
[ 0.663408] Hardware name: IBM 3931 A01 701 (KVM/Linux)
[ 0.663409] Call Trace:
[ 0.663410] [<0002f3284c385f58>] dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x140
[ 0.663413] [<0002f3284c507b9e>] __might_resched+0x66e/0x700
[ 0.663415] [<0002f3284cc4f6c0>] __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x370/0x4b0
[ 0.663419] [<0002f3284ccc73c0>] alloc_pages_mpol+0x1a0/0x4a0
[ 0.663421] [<0002f3284ccc8518>] alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x88/0xc0
[ 0.663424] [<0002f3284ccc8572>] alloc_pages_noprof+0x22/0x120
[ 0.663427] [<0002f3284cc341ac>] get_free_pages_noprof+0x2c/0xc0
[ 0.663429] [<0002f3284cceba70>] kasan_populate_vmalloc_pte+0x50/0x120
[ 0.663433] [<0002f3284cbb4ef8>] apply_to_pte_range+0x118/0x4a0
[ 0.663435] [<0002f3284cbc7c14>] apply_to_pmd_range+0x194/0x3e0
[ 0.663437] [<0002f3284cbc99be>] __apply_to_page_range+0x2fe/0x7a0
[ 0.663440] [<0002f3284cbc9e88>] apply_to_page_range+0x28/0x40
[ 0.663442] [<0002f3284ccebf12>] kasan_populate_vmalloc+0x82/0xa0
[ 0.663445] [<0002f3284cc1578c>] alloc_vmap_area+0x34c/0xc10
[ 0.663448] [<0002f3284cc1c2a6>] __get_vm_area_node+0x186/0x2a0
[ 0.663451] [<0002f3284cc1e696>] __vmalloc_node_range_noprof+0x116/0x310
[ 0.663454] [<0002f3284cc1d950>] __vmalloc_node_noprof+0xd0/0x110
[ 0.663457] [<0002f3284c454b88>] alloc_thread_stack_node+0xf8/0x330
[ 0.663460] [<0002f3284c458d56>] dup_task_struct+0x66/0x4d0
[ 0.663463] [<0002f3284c45be90>] copy_process+0x280/0x4b90
[ 0.663465] [<0002f3284c460940>] kernel_clone+0xd0/0x4b0
[ 0.663467] [<0002f3284c46115e>] kernel_thread+0xbe/0xe0
[ 0.663469] [<0002f3284c4e440e>] kthreadd+0x50e/0x7f0
[ 0.663472] [<0002f3284c38c04a>] __ret_from_fork+0x8a/0xf0
[ 0.663475] [<0002f3284ed57ff2>] ret_from_fork+0xa/0x38
Instead of allocating single pages per-PTE, bulk-allocate the shadow
memory prior to applying kasan_populate_vmalloc_pte() callback on a page
range.
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 | 6.16.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.115-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | linux-6.12 | 6.12.115-2~deb12u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-azure-fde | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.04 | linux-azure | 6.14.0-1012.12 | USN-7770-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.04 | linux-raspi | 6.14.0-1014.14 | USN-7789-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.14 +1 | 6.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1 | USN-7789-1, USN-7769-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 | 6.14.0-1007.7 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.14 | 6.14.0-1016.17~24.04.1 | USN-7769-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.14 | 6.14.0-32.32~24.04.1 | USN-7769-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.14 | 6.14.0-1012.12 | USN-7771-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv-6.14 | 6.14.0-32.32.1~24.04.1 | — |
Show 10 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +59 | No fix yet | — |
| 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 | 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1 | USN-7769-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| 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 | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | kernel | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | kernel | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 8
- WID-SEC-2025-1350 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-7789-1 linux-oracle-6.14 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7769-2 linux-realtime-6.14 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7771-1 linux-oem-6.14 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7769-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.14, linux-oracle, linux-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7769-3 linux-aws-6.14, linux-hwe-6.14 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7789-2 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 4, 2026
- USN-7770-1 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6a895d88fbd453dc8f1c5e038188b49b272afe6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c33a7fe6dda591694cebfe15abf4644abb4f61c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/468e7d51dba433a72dcd63eee6db9ad721d39ac5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6748dd09196248b985cca39eaf651d5317271977
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6ea95a34cbd014ab6ade4248107b86b0aaf2d6c