CVE-2025-38174

Updated: 2025-12-28 03:42:42.551849

Description:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thunderbolt: Do not double dequeue a configuration request Some of our devices crash in tb_cfg_request_dequeue(): general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdead000000000122 CPU: 6 PID: 91007 Comm: kworker/6:2 Tainted: G U W 6.6.65 RIP: 0010:tb_cfg_request_dequeue+0x2d/0xa0 Call Trace: <TASK> ? tb_cfg_request_dequeue+0x2d/0xa0 tb_cfg_request_work+0x33/0x80 worker_thread+0x386/0x8f0 kthread+0xed/0x110 ret_from_fork+0x38/0x50 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30 The circumstances are unclear, however, the theory is that tb_cfg_request_work() can be scheduled twice for a request: first time via frame.callback from ring_work() and second time from tb_cfg_request(). Both times kworkers will execute tb_cfg_request_dequeue(), which results in double list_del() from the ctl->request_queue (the list poison deference hints at it: 0xdead000000000122). Do not dequeue requests that don't have TB_CFG_REQUEST_ACTIVE bit set.


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x 0.0
CVSS Version 3.x MEDIUM 5.5

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU kernel 5.14.0 5.5 MEDIUM Needs Triage 2025-12-28 08:03:32
CentOS 8.4 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.5 MEDIUM Needs Triage 2025-12-28 08:03:28
CentOS 8.5 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.5 MEDIUM Needs Triage 2025-12-28 08:03:27
CentOS Stream 8 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.5 MEDIUM Needs Triage 2025-12-28 08:03:33
Oracle Linux 7 ELS kernel-uek 5.4.17 5.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1757963029 2025-09-16 11:19:56
TuxCare 9.6 ESU kernel 5.14.0 5.5 MEDIUM Needs Triage 2025-12-28 08:03:30
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux-hwe 4.15.0 5.5 MEDIUM Needs Triage 2025-12-28 07:06:54
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux 4.4.0 5.5 MEDIUM Needs Triage 2025-12-28 07:18:04
Ubuntu 18.04 ELS linux 4.15.0 5.5 MEDIUM Needs Triage 2025-12-28 07:18:01
Ubuntu 20.04 ELS linux 5.4.0 5.5 MEDIUM Needs Triage 2025-12-28 07:18:02