Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
af_packet: move notifier's packet_dev_mc out of rcu critical section
Syzkaller reports the following issue:
BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:578
__mutex_lock+0x106/0xe80 kernel/locking/mutex.c:746
team_change_rx_flags+0x38/0x220 drivers/net/team/team_core.c:1781
dev_change_rx_flags net/core/dev.c:9145 [inline]
__dev_set_promiscuity+0x3f8/0x590 net/core/dev.c:9189
netif_set_promiscuity+0x50/0xe0 net/core/dev.c:9201
dev_set_promiscuity+0x126/0x260 net/core/dev_api.c:286 packet_dev_mc net/packet/af_packet.c:3698 [inline]
packet_dev_mclist_delete net/packet/af_packet.c:3722 [inline]
packet_notifier+0x292/0xa60 net/packet/af_packet.c:4247
notifier_call_chain+0x1b3/0x3e0 kernel/notifier.c:85
call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:2214 [inline]
call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:2228 [inline]
unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x15d8/0x2330 net/core/dev.c:11972
rtnl_delete_link net/core/rtnetlink.c:3522 [inline]
rtnl_dellink+0x488/0x710 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3564
rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x7cf/0xb70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6955
netlink_rcv_skb+0x219/0x490 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2534
Calling `PACKET_ADD_MEMBERSHIP` on an ops-locked device can trigger
the `NETDEV_UNREGISTER` notifier, which may require disabling promiscuous
and/or allmulti mode. Both of these operations require acquiring
the netdev instance lock.
Move the call to `packet_dev_mc` outside of the RCU critical section.
The `mclist` modifications (add, del, flush, unregister) are protected by
the RTNL, not the RCU. The RCU only protects the `sklist` and its
associated `sks`. The delayed operation on the `mclist` entry remains
within the RTNL.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.15 | 6.15.3 |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +6 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | 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 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2025-1452 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026