Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/Kconfig: make CFI_AUTO_DEFAULT depend on !RUST or Rust >= 1.88
Calling core::fmt::write() from rust code while FineIBT is enabled
results in a kernel panic:
[ 4614.199779] kernel BUG at arch/x86/kernel/cet.c:132!
[ 4614.205343] Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
[ 4614.211781] CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 6057 Comm: dmabuf_dump Tainted: G U O 6.12.17-android16-0-g6ab38c534a43 #1 9da040f27673ec3945e23b998a0f8bd64c846599
[ 4614.227832] Tainted: [U]=USER, [O]=OOT_MODULE
[ 4614.241247] RIP: 0010:do_kernel_cp_fault+0xea/0xf0
...
[ 4614.398144] RIP: 0010:_RNvXs5_NtNtNtCs3o2tGsuHyou_4core3fmt3num3impyNtB9_7Display3fmt+0x0/0x20
[ 4614.407792] Code: 48 f7 df 48 0f 48 f9 48 89 f2 89 c6 5d e9 18 fd ff ff 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 41 81 ea 14 61 af 2c 74 03 0f 0b 90 <66> 0f 1f 00 55 48 89 e5 48 89 f2 48 8b 3f be 01 00 00 00 5d e9 e7
[ 4614.428775] RSP: 0018:ffffb95acfa4ba68 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 4614.434609] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000010 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 4614.442587] RDX: 0000000000000007 RSI: ffffb95acfa4ba70 RDI: ffffb95acfa4bc88
[ 4614.450557] RBP: ffffb95acfa4bae0 R08: ffff0a00ffffff05 R09: 0000000000000070
[ 4614.458527] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffffffffab67eaf0 R12: ffffb95acfa4bcc8
[ 4614.466493] R13: ffffffffac5d50f0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 4614.474473] ? __cfi__RNvXs5_NtNtNtCs3o2tGsuHyou_4core3fmt3num3impyNtB9_7Display3fmt+0x10/0x10
[ 4614.484118] ? _RNvNtCs3o2tGsuHyou_4core3fmt5write+0x1d2/0x250
This happens because core::fmt::write() calls
core::fmt::rt::Argument::fmt(), which currently has CFI disabled:
library/core/src/fmt/rt.rs:
171 // FIXME: Transmuting formatter in new and indirectly branching to/calling
172 // it here is an explicit CFI violation.
173 #[allow(inline_no_sanitize)]
174 #[no_sanitize(cfi, kcfi)]
175 #[inline]
176 pub(super) unsafe fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result {
This causes a Control Protection exception, because FineIBT has sealed
off the original function's endbr64.
This makes rust currently incompatible with FineIBT. Add a Kconfig
dependency that prevents FineIBT from getting turned on by default
if rust is enabled.
[ Rust 1.88.0 (scheduled for 2025-06-26) should have this fixed [1],
and thus we relaxed the condition with Rust >= 1.88.
When `objtool` lands checking for this with e.g. [2], the plan is
to ideally run that in upstream Rust's CI to prevent regressions
early [3], since we do not control `core`'s source code.
Alice tested the Rust PR backported to an older compiler.
Peter would like that Rust provides a stable `core` which can be
pulled into the kernel: "Relying on that much out of tree code is
'unfortunate'".
- Miguel ]
[ Reduced splat. - Miguel ]
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.11 | 6.12.31 |
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 | 6.12.32-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.32-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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-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-intel +11 | No fix yet | — |
| 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 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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-6.14 | 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1 | USN-7769-2 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | bpftool +14 | 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1052 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.12.31-35.92 | 1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1052 |
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 11
- 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
- ALAS2023-2025-1052 Important: kernel6.12 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 10, 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