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CVE-2025-38525

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix irq-disabled in local_bh_enable() The rxrpc_assess_MTU_size() function calls down into the IP layer to find out the MTU size for a route. When accepting an incoming call, this is called from rxrpc_new_incoming_call() which holds interrupts disabled across the code that calls down to it. Unfortunately, the IP layer uses local_bh_enable() which, config dependent, throws a warning if IRQs are enabled: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 5544 at kernel/softirq.c:387 __local_bh_enable_ip+0x43/0xd0 ... RIP: 0010:__local_bh_enable_ip+0x43/0xd0 ... Call Trace: <TASK> rt_cache_route+0x7e/0xa0 rt_set_nexthop.isra.0+0x3b3/0x3f0 __mkroute_output+0x43a/0x460 ip_route_output_key_hash+0xf7/0x140 ip_route_output_flow+0x1b/0x90 rxrpc_assess_MTU_size.isra.0+0x2a0/0x590 rxrpc_new_incoming_peer+0x46/0x120 rxrpc_alloc_incoming_call+0x1b1/0x400 rxrpc_new_incoming_call+0x1da/0x5e0 rxrpc_input_packet+0x827/0x900 rxrpc_io_thread+0x403/0xb60 kthread+0x2f7/0x310 ret_from_fork+0x2a/0x230 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 ... hardirqs last enabled at (23): _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x24/0x50 hardirqs last disabled at (24): _raw_read_lock_irq+0x17/0x70 softirqs last enabled at (0): copy_process+0xc61/0x2730 softirqs last disabled at (25): rt_add_uncached_list+0x3c/0x90 Fix this by moving the call to rxrpc_assess_MTU_size() out of rxrpc_init_peer() and further up the stack where it can be done without interrupts disabled. It shouldn't be a problem for rxrpc_new_incoming_call() to do it after the locks are dropped as pmtud is going to be performed by the I/O thread - and we're in the I/O thread at this point.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linux-aws-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-azure-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7934-1
linux-gcp-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-hwe-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-6.14.0-1016-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16USN-7880-1
linux-image-6.14.0-1016-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-7879-2
linux-image-6.14.0-1017-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-6.14.0-1017-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-6.14.0-1017-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7934-1
linux-image-6.14.0-1017-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-6.14.0-1017-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-6.14.0-1020-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-image-6.14.0-1020-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-image-6.14.0-36-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-6.14.0-36-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-aws-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-aws-64k-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7934-1
linux-image-azure-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7934-1
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-image-gcp-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-image-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-image-gcp-64k-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1USN-7879-4
linux-image-generic-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-generic-64k-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-oem-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16USN-7880-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-oracle-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-oracle-64k-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-image-realtime-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-7879-2
linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-7879-2
linux-image-virtual-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-36.36~24.04.1USN-7879-1
linux-oem-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16USN-7880-1
linux-oracle-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1USN-7879-3
linux-realtime-6.14Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.14.0-1016.16~24.04.1USN-7879-2

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.13%probability of exploitation in 30 days
3rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 3% of all known CVEs.

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