Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
riscv, bpf: Sign extend struct ops return values properly
The ns_bpf_qdisc selftest triggers a kernel panic:
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffffffffa38dbf58
Current test_progs pgtable: 4K pagesize, 57-bit VAs, pgdp=0x00000001109cc000
[ffffffffa38dbf58] pgd=000000011fffd801, p4d=000000011fffd401, pud=000000011fffd001, pmd=0000000000000000
Oops [#1]
Modules linked in: bpf_testmod(OE) xt_conntrack nls_iso8859_1 [...] [last unloaded: bpf_testmod(OE)]
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 23584 Comm: test_progs Tainted: G W OE 6.17.0-rc1-g2465bb83e0b4 #1 NONE
Tainted: [W]=WARN, [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE
Hardware name: Unknown Unknown Product/Unknown Product, BIOS 2024.01+dfsg-1ubuntu5.1 01/01/2024
epc : __qdisc_run+0x82/0x6f0
ra : __qdisc_run+0x6e/0x6f0
epc : ffffffff80bd5c7a ra : ffffffff80bd5c66 sp : ff2000000eecb550
gp : ffffffff82472098 tp : ff60000096895940 t0 : ffffffff8001f180
t1 : ffffffff801e1664 t2 : 0000000000000000 s0 : ff2000000eecb5d0
s1 : ff60000093a6a600 a0 : ffffffffa38dbee8 a1 : 0000000000000001
a2 : ff2000000eecb510 a3 : 0000000000000001 a4 : 0000000000000000
a5 : 0000000000000010 a6 : 0000000000000000 a7 : 0000000000735049
s2 : ffffffffa38dbee8 s3 : 0000000000000040 s4 : ff6000008bcda000
s5 : 0000000000000008 s6 : ff60000093a6a680 s7 : ff60000093a6a6f0
s8 : ff60000093a6a6ac s9 : ff60000093140000 s10: 0000000000000000
s11: ff2000000eecb9d0 t3 : 0000000000000000 t4 : 0000000000ff0000
t5 : 0000000000000000 t6 : ff60000093a6a8b6
status: 0000000200000120 badaddr: ffffffffa38dbf58 cause: 000000000000000d
[<ffffffff80bd5c7a>] __qdisc_run+0x82/0x6f0
[<ffffffff80b6fe58>] __dev_queue_xmit+0x4c0/0x1128
[<ffffffff80b80ae0>] neigh_resolve_output+0xd0/0x170
[<ffffffff80d2daf6>] ip6_finish_output2+0x226/0x6c8
[<ffffffff80d31254>] ip6_finish_output+0x10c/0x2a0
[<ffffffff80d31446>] ip6_output+0x5e/0x178
[<ffffffff80d2e232>] ip6_xmit+0x29a/0x608
[<ffffffff80d6f4c6>] inet6_csk_xmit+0xe6/0x140
[<ffffffff80c985e4>] __tcp_transmit_skb+0x45c/0xaa8
[<ffffffff80c995fe>] tcp_connect+0x9ce/0xd10
[<ffffffff80d66524>] tcp_v6_connect+0x4ac/0x5e8
[<ffffffff80cc19b8>] __inet_stream_connect+0xd8/0x318
[<ffffffff80cc1c36>] inet_stream_connect+0x3e/0x68
[<ffffffff80b42b20>] __sys_connect_file+0x50/0x88
[<ffffffff80b42bee>] __sys_connect+0x96/0xc8
[<ffffffff80b42c40>] __riscv_sys_connect+0x20/0x30
[<ffffffff80e5bcae>] do_trap_ecall_u+0x256/0x378
[<ffffffff80e69af2>] handle_exception+0x14a/0x156
Code: 892a 0363 1205 489c 8bc1 c7e5 2d03 084a 2703 080a (2783) 0709
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
The bpf_fifo_dequeue prog returns a skb which is a pointer. The pointer
is treated as a 32bit value and sign extend to 64bit in epilogue. This
behavior is right for most bpf prog types but wrong for struct ops which
requires RISC-V ABI.
So let's sign extend struct ops return values according to the function
model and RISC-V ABI([0]).
[0]: https://riscv.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/riscv-calling.pdf
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.6 | 6.12.53 |
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 | 6.17.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.57-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 6.8.0-1017.21 | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux | 6.17.0-14.14 | USN-8029-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-aws +2 | 6.17.0-1007.7 | USN-8030-1, USN-8029-2 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-azure +1 | 6.17.0-1008.8 | USN-8029-3, USN-8029-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-azure-fde | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-realtime | 6.17.0-1006.7 | USN-8029-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux-riscv | 6.17.0-14.14.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux | 6.8.0-106.106 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1050.53 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.17 +1 | 6.17.0-1007.7~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1051.57 | USN-8125-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 6.8.0-1058.65 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-nvidia | 6.8.0-1039.42 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1052.55 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.17 | 6.17.0-1008.8~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1048.53 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1035.38 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1049.49 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-106.106.1 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1049.52 | USN-8100-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.17 | 6.17.0-1008.8 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1049.52.1 | USN-8100-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1020.20 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.17 | 6.17.0-1011.11 | USN-8048-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1047.48 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1050.54 | USN-8095-5 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +18 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-xilinx | 6.8.0-1028.29 | USN-8261-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1 | USN-8095-4 |
| 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-6.8 | 6.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 +1 | 6.8.0-106.106~22.04.1 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1 | USN-8100-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1 | USN-8095-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 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-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2040.41 | USN-8095-5 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1045.46 | USN-8095-3 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.17 | 6.17.0-1006.7~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.8 | 6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1 | USN-8095-3 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1 | USN-8095-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1 | USN-8165-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-fips | 6.8.0-106.106+fips1 | USN-8095-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1 | USN-8095-2 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | kernel-source | 6.17.7-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15702-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | kernel-source-longterm | 6.18.16-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10301-1 |
Advisories 18
- WID-SEC-2025-2431 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8100-1 linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 4, 2026
- USN-8165-1 linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 4, 2026
- USN-8095-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.8, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-6.8, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-6.8, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8095-2 linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8126-1 linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8095-5 linux-raspi, linux-raspi-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8125-1 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8095-4 linux-aws-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8029-2 linux-aws, linux-oracle vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8048-1 linux-oem-6.17 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8029-3 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8030-1 linux-gcp vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8029-1 linux, linux-raspi, linux-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8095-3 linux-realtime, linux-realtime-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 3, 2026
- USN-8261-1 linux-xilinx vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 7, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15702-1 kernel-devel-6.17.7-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10301-1 kernel-devel-longterm-6.18.16-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 8, 2026