In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
md: make rdev_addable usable for rcu mode
Our testcase trigger panic:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000e0
...
Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 85 Comm: kworker/2:1 Not tainted 6.16.0+ #94
PREEMPT(none)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
1.16.1-2.fc37 04/01/2014
Workqueue: md_misc md_start_sync
RIP: 0010:rdev_addable+0x4d/0xf0
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
md_start_sync+0x329/0x480
process_one_work+0x226/0x6d0
worker_thread+0x19e/0x340
kthread+0x10f/0x250
ret_from_fork+0x14d/0x180
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
</TASK>
Modules linked in: raid10
CR2: 00000000000000e0
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
RIP: 0010:rdev_addable+0x4d/0xf0
md_spares_need_change in md_start_sync will call rdev_addable which
protected by rcu_read_lock/rcu_read_unlock. This rcu context will help
protect rdev won't be released, but rdev->mddev will be set to NULL
before we call synchronize_rcu in md_kick_rdev_from_array. Fix this by
using READ_ONCE and check does rdev->mddev still alive.
References
Configurations
History
26 Nov 2025, 17:46
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13017b427118f4311471ee47df74872372ca8482 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5fbe940862339cdcc34dea7a057ad18d18fa137 - Patch | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
|
| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
Information
Published : 2025-08-22 16:15
Updated : 2025-11-26 17:46
NVD link : CVE-2025-38621
Mitre link : CVE-2025-38621
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38621
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
