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CVE-2025-71070

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ublk: clean up user copy references on ublk server exit If a ublk server process releases a ublk char device file, any requests dispatched to the ublk server but not yet completed will retain a ref value of UBLK_REFCOUNT_INIT. Before commit e63d2228ef83 ("ublk: simplify aborting ublk request"), __ublk_fail_req() would decrement the reference count before completing the failed request. However, that commit optimized __ublk_fail_req() to call __ublk_complete_rq() directly without decrementing the request reference count. The leaked reference count incorrectly allows user copy and zero copy operations on the completed ublk request. It also triggers the WARN_ON_ONCE(refcount_read(&io->ref)) warnings in ublk_queue_reinit() and ublk_deinit_queue(). Commit c5c5eb24ed61 ("ublk: avoid ublk_io_release() called after ublk char dev is closed") already fixed the issue for ublk devices using UBLK_F_SUPPORT_ZERO_COPY or UBLK_F_AUTO_BUF_REG. However, the reference count leak also affects UBLK_F_USER_COPY, the other reference-counted data copy mode. Fix the condition in ublk_check_and_reset_active_ref() to include all reference-counted data copy modes. This ensures that any ublk requests still owned by the ublk server when it exits have their reference counts reset to 0.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:6.18.3-1CVE-2025-71070
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22USN-8177-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-2
linux-aws-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-2
linux-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1013.13USN-8245-1
linux-azure-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1USN-8245-1
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-1
linux-gcp-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-1
linux-hwe-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1USN-8183-2
linux-image-6.17.0-1010-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.11~24.04.1USN-8177-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.11USN-8177-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1011-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8183-2
linux-image-6.17.0-1011-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8183-2
linux-image-6.17.0-1012-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-2
linux-image-6.17.0-1012-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-2
linux-image-6.17.0-1012-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-1
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1012-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-1
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1013-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1USN-8245-1
Fixed in:6.17.0-1013.13USN-8245-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1014-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1014.14USN-8257-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1020-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1020.20USN-8245-1
linux-image-6.17.0-22-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22USN-8177-1
linux-image-6.17.0-22-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22USN-8177-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-2
linux-image-aws-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-2
linux-image-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-2
linux-image-aws-64k-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-2
linux-image-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1USN-8245-1
Fixed in:6.17.0-1013.13USN-8245-1
linux-image-azure-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1USN-8245-1
Fixed in:6.17.0-1013.13USN-8245-1
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-1
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-1
linux-image-gcp-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-1
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-1
linux-image-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-1
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-1
linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-1
Fixed in:6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-1
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22USN-8177-1
linux-image-generic-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22USN-8177-1
linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22USN-8177-1
linux-image-generic-64k-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22USN-8177-1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1USN-8183-2
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1USN-8183-2
linux-image-oem-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1020.20USN-8245-1
linux-image-oem-24.04aUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1020.20USN-8245-1
linux-image-oem-24.04bUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1020.20USN-8245-1
linux-image-oem-24.04cUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1020.20USN-8245-1
linux-image-oem-24.04dUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1020.20USN-8245-1
linux-image-oem-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1020.20USN-8245-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8183-2
linux-image-oracle-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8183-2
linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8183-2
linux-image-oracle-64k-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8183-2
linux-image-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1014.14USN-8257-1
linux-image-raspi-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1014.14USN-8257-1
linux-image-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.11USN-8177-1
linux-image-realtime-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.11~24.04.1USN-8177-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.11USN-8177-1
linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.11~24.04.1USN-8177-2
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22USN-8177-1
linux-image-virtual-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22USN-8177-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1USN-8183-2
linux-oem-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1020.20USN-8245-1
linux-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8183-2
linux-oracle-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8183-2
linux-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1014.14USN-8257-1
linux-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.11USN-8177-1
linux-realtime-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1010.11~24.04.1USN-8177-2

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CVSS v3.1 Vector

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Exploit Intelligence

0.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days
5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

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