🛡️ UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68372
⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nbd: defer config put in recv_work There is one uaf issue in recv_work when running NBD_CLEAR_SOCK and NBD_CMD_RECONFIGURE: nbd_genl_connect // conf_ref=2 (connect and recv_work A) nbd_open // conf_ref=3 recv_work A done // conf_ref=2 NBD_CLEAR_SOCK // conf_ref=1 nbd_genl_reconfigure // conf_ref=2 (trigger recv_work B) close nbd // conf_ref=1 recv_work B config_put // conf_ref=0 atomic_dec(&config->recv_threads); -> UAF Or only running NBD_CLEAR_SOCK: nbd_genl_connect // conf_ref=2 nbd_open // conf_ref=3 NBD_CLEAR_SOCK // conf_ref=2 close nbd nbd_release config_put // conf_ref=1 recv_work config_put // conf_ref=0 atomic_dec(&config->recv_threads); -> UAF Commit 87aac3a80af5 ("nbd: call nbd_config_put() before notifying the waiter") moved nbd_config_put() to run before waking up the waiter in recv_work, in order to ensure that nbd_start_device_ioctl() would not be woken up while nbd->task_recv was still uncleared. However, in nbd_start_device_ioctl(), after being woken up it explicitly calls flush_workqueue() to make sure all current works are finished. Therefore, there is no need to move the config put ahead of the wakeup. Move nbd_config_put() to the end of recv_work, so that the reference is held for the whole lifetime of the worker thread. This makes sure the config cannot be freed while recv_work is still running, even if clear + reconfigure interleave. In addition, we don't need to worry about recv_work dropping the last nbd_put (which causes deadlock): path A (netlink with NBD_CFLAG_DESTROY_ON_DISCONNECT): connect // nbd_refs=1 (trigger recv_work) open nbd // nbd_refs=2 NBD_CLEAR_SOCK close nbd nbd_release nbd_disconnect_and_put flush_workqueue // recv_work done nbd_config_put nbd_put // nbd_refs=1 nbd_put // nbd_refs=0 queue_work path B (netlink without NBD_CFLAG_DESTROY_ON_DISCONNECT): connect // nbd_refs=2 (trigger recv_work) open nbd // nbd_refs=3 NBD_CLEAR_SOCK // conf_refs=2 close nbd nbd_release nbd_config_put // conf_refs=1 nbd_put // nbd_refs=2 recv_work done // conf_refs=0, nbd_refs=1 rmmod // nbd_refs=0 Depends-on: e2daec488c57 ("nbd: Fix hungtask when nbd_config_put")

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2025-12-24
Updated 2026-06-15
Modified 2026-06-08
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
linux 6.17.0-19.19
linux-allwinner-5.19
linux-aws 6.17.0-1009.9
linux-aws-5.0
linux-aws-5.11
linux-aws-5.13
linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1103.110~20.04.1
linux-aws-5.19
linux-aws-5.3
linux-aws-5.4
linux-aws-5.8
linux-aws-6.14
linux-aws-6.17 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2
linux-aws-6.2
linux-aws-6.5
linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1
linux-aws-fips 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1
linux-aws-hwe
linux-azure 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-azure-4.15
linux-azure-5.11
linux-azure-5.13
linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
linux-azure-5.19
linux-azure-5.3
linux-azure-5.4
linux-azure-5.8
linux-azure-6.11
linux-azure-6.14
linux-azure-6.17 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
linux-azure-6.2
linux-azure-6.5
linux-azure-6.8
linux-azure-edge
linux-azure-fde
linux-azure-fde-5.19
linux-azure-fde-6.14
linux-azure-fde-6.17
linux-azure-fde-6.2
linux-azure-fde-6.8
linux-azure-fips 6.8.0-1053.59+fips1
linux-azure-nvidia
linux-azure-nvidia-6.14
linux-bluefield
linux-fips 6.8.0-110.110+fips2
linux-gcp 6.17.0-1009.9
linux-gcp-4.15
linux-gcp-5.11
linux-gcp-5.13
linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.19
linux-gcp-5.3
linux-gcp-5.4
linux-gcp-5.8
linux-gcp-6.11
linux-gcp-6.14
linux-gcp-6.17 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3
linux-gcp-6.2
linux-gcp-6.5
linux-gcp-6.8 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1
linux-gcp-fips 6.8.0-1054.57+fips1
linux-gke 6.8.0-1050.56
linux-gke-4.15
linux-gke-5.15
linux-gke-5.4
linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1037.40
linux-gkeop-5.15
linux-gkeop-5.4
linux-hwe
linux-hwe-5.11
linux-hwe-5.13
linux-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.19
linux-hwe-5.4
linux-hwe-5.8
linux-hwe-6.11
linux-hwe-6.14
linux-hwe-6.17 6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2
linux-hwe-6.2
linux-hwe-6.5
linux-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1
linux-hwe-edge
linux-ibm 6.8.0-1051.51
linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1097.100~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.4
linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1
linux-intel-5.13
linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1094.96
linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1098.104
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1098.104~20.04.1
linux-iot
linux-kvm 5.15.0-1095.100
linux-lowlatency 6.8.0-110.110.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1
linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1051.54
linux-nvidia-6.11
linux-nvidia-6.17 6.17.0-1018.18
linux-nvidia-6.2
linux-nvidia-6.5
linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1051.54.1
linux-nvidia-tegra 6.8.0-1022.22
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1055.55~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1044.44
linux-oem
linux-oem-5.10
linux-oem-5.13
linux-oem-5.14
linux-oem-5.17
linux-oem-5.6
linux-oem-6.0
linux-oem-6.1
linux-oem-6.11
linux-oem-6.14
linux-oem-6.17 6.17.0-1017.17
linux-oem-6.5
linux-oem-6.8
linux-oracle 6.17.0-1009.9
linux-oracle-5.0
linux-oracle-5.11
linux-oracle-5.13
linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.3
linux-oracle-5.4
linux-oracle-5.8
linux-oracle-6.14
linux-oracle-6.17 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1
linux-oracle-6.5
linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1
linux-raspi 6.17.0-1010.10
linux-raspi-5.4
linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2042.43
linux-raspi2
linux-realtime 6.17.0-1008.9
linux-realtime-6.14
linux-realtime-6.17 6.17.0-1008.9~24.04.1
linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1047.48~22.04.1
linux-riscv 6.17.0-19.19.1
linux-riscv-5.11
linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1097.101~20.04.1
linux-riscv-5.19
linux-riscv-5.8
linux-riscv-6.14
linux-riscv-6.17 6.17.0-19.19.1~24.04.1
linux-riscv-6.5
linux-riscv-6.8 6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1
linux-starfive-5.19
linux-starfive-6.2
linux-starfive-6.5
linux-xilinx 6.8.0-1028.29
linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1067.71

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