Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
virtio_ring: Fix data race by tagging event_triggered as racy for KCSAN
syzbot reports a data-race when accessing the event_triggered, here is the
simplified stack when the issue occurred:
==================================================================
BUG: KCSAN: data-race in virtqueue_disable_cb / virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed
write to 0xffff8881025bc452 of 1 bytes by task 3288 on cpu 0:
virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed+0x42/0x3c0 drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c:2653
start_xmit+0x230/0x1310 drivers/net/virtio_net.c:3264
__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5151 [inline]
netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5160 [inline]
xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3800 [inline]
read to 0xffff8881025bc452 of 1 bytes by interrupt on cpu 1:
virtqueue_disable_cb_split drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c:880 [inline]
virtqueue_disable_cb+0x92/0x180 drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c:2566
skb_xmit_done+0x5f/0x140 drivers/net/virtio_net.c:777
vring_interrupt+0x161/0x190 drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c:2715
__handle_irq_event_percpu+0x95/0x490 kernel/irq/handle.c:158
handle_irq_event_percpu kernel/irq/handle.c:193 [inline]
value changed: 0x01 -> 0x00
==================================================================
When the data race occurs, the function virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed() sets
event_triggered to false, and virtqueue_disable_cb_split/packed() reads it
as false due to the race condition. Since event_triggered is an unreliable
hint used for optimization, this should only cause the driver temporarily
suggest that the device not send an interrupt notification when the event
index is used.
Fix this KCSAN reported data-race issue by explicitly tagging the access as
data_racy.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.14 | 5.15.185 |
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 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.147-1 | DSA-5973-1 |
| Debian 11 | linux-6.1 | 6.1.153-1~deb11u1 | DLA-4328-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 6.8.0-1016.20 | — |
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.15.0-1074.76 | — |
| 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 | 6.8.0-100.100 | USN-8028-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws +1 | 6.8.0-1046.49 | USN-8028-5 |
| 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 | 6.8.0-1046.52 | USN-8074-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 6.8.0-1046.53 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-nvidia | 6.8.0-1039.42 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 | 6.14.0-1007.7 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1047.50 | USN-8031-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.14 | 6.14.0-1016.17~24.04.1 | USN-7769-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1043.48 | USN-8031-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1030.33 | USN-8028-5 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.14 | 6.14.0-32.32~24.04.1 | USN-7769-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1044.44 | USN-8028-8 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-intel +10 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-100.100.1 | USN-8052-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1046.49.1 | USN-8028-7 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1020.20 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.14 | 6.14.0-1012.12 | USN-7771-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1043.44 | USN-8028-5 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1047.51 | USN-8028-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv-6.14 | 6.14.0-32.32.1~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-xilinx | 6.8.0-1023.24 | USN-8052-2 |
Show 10 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +1 | 5.15.0-152.162 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1090.97 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.8 +1 | 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1 | USN-8028-5 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1094.103 | USN-7711-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1 | USN-8126-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1094.103.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.8 | 6.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1090.99 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2 | USN-8031-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1087.93 | USN-7704-5 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1073.81 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 +1 | 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1 | USN-8028-6 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm +1 | 5.15.0-1084.87 | USN-7704-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1 | USN-8028-8 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1085.91 | USN-7704-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1086.91 | USN-7704-5 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1 | USN-8028-6 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1085.86 | USN-7704-4 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1043.43 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1032.32 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1088.94 | USN-7704-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1 | USN-8028-5 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1054.58 | USN-7704-1 |
| 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-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2037.38 | USN-8028-3 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1041.42 | USN-8028-3 |
| 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-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1083.85 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1090.99 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.8 | 6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1 | USN-8028-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 6.8.0-1046.49+fips1 | USN-8028-4 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 6.8.0-1046.52+fips1 | USN-8074-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-fips | 6.8.0-100.100+fips1 | USN-8028-4 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 6.8.0-1047.50+fips1 | USN-8031-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.15.0-1090.97+fips1 | USN-7704-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.15.0-1094.103+fips1 | USN-7712-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.15.0-152.162+fips1 | USN-7704-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.15.0-1090.99+fips1 | USN-7704-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 | 5.15.0-1090.97~20.04.1 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1094.103~20.04.1 | USN-7712-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1090.99~20.04.1 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-152.162~20.04.1 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-ibm-5.15 | 5.15.0-1083.86~20.04.1 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1085.91~20.04.1 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | 5.15.0-1043.43~20.04.1 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 5.15.0-1088.94~20.04.1 | USN-7704-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-riscv-5.15 | 5.15.0-1085.89~20.04.1 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.12.31-35.92 +1 | 1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1052, ALAS2023-2025-1037 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf +14 | 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2025-1052, ALAS2023-2025-1037 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf6.12 +5 | 6.12.31-35.92.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 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | bpftool +18 | 5.15.0-312.187.5.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20552 |
Advisories 39
- WID-SEC-2025-1350 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8028-5 linux-aws, linux-aws-6.8, linux-gkeop, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8126-1 linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8028-8 linux-ibm, linux-ibm-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8028-6 linux-hwe-6.8, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8052-1 linux-lowlatency vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8052-2 linux-xilinx vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8074-1 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8074-2 linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8031-3 linux-gcp, linux-gke vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8028-1 linux, linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8028-4 linux-aws-fips, linux-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8028-3 linux-realtime, linux-raspi-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8028-7 linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8028-2 linux-realtime-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8031-2 linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8031-1 linux-gcp-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7704-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-intel-iot-realtime, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx, linux-oracle-5.15, linux-realtime, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 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-7712-2 linux-azure-5.15 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7712-1 linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7711-1 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7704-5 linux-gke, linux-kvm vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7704-4 linux-nvidia vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7704-3 linux-ibm, linux-intel-iotg, linux-oracle, linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-7704-2 linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-gcp-fips 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
- DLA-4328-1 linux-6.1 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-5973-1 linux - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 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-2025-20552 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Sep 8, 2025
- ALAS2023-2025-1037 Important: kernel 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
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02d2d6caee3abc9335cfca35f8eb4492173ae6f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6d6419548286b2b9d2b90df824d3cab797f6ae8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b49b5132e4c7307599492aee1cdc6d89f7f2a7da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b730cb109633c455ce8a7cd6934986c6a16d88d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ed8f0e808b3fcc71c5b8be7902d8738ed595b17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e2f925fe737576df2373931c95e1a2b66efdfef