DocumentationOverview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pds_core: fix auxiliary device add/del races
Two paths add or delete the same slot (pf->vfs[vf_id].padev): a VF’s pdsc_reset_done() and the PF’s devlink enable_vnet/disable_vnet handler. They serialize on config_lock, but neither guards the slot under it correctly.
add() registers and stores a new auxiliary device without first checking the slot, so a second add of an already-populated slot leaks the first device. del() makes that check outside config_lock, so two concurrent dels can both pass it; the first clears the slot, and the second dereferences a NULL pointer.
Check and update the slot under config_lock in both paths.
Details
- Affected product:
- AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU , CentOS 7 ELS , CentOS 8.4 ELS , CentOS 8.5 ELS , CentOS Stream 8 ELS , Debian 10 ELS , RHEL 7 ELS , TuxCare 9.6 ESU
- Affected packages:
- linux @ 4.19.0 (+7 more)
Fixes
KernelCare state
Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.
| Operating system | Status | Covered kernels |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | Will Not Fix |
14 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 24.04 | Planned | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 AWS | Planned | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 | Will Not Fix | — |