Vulnerability · Published May 1, 2025 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2025-23147i3c: Add NULL pointer check in i3c_master_queue_ibi()
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i3c: Add NULL pointer check in i3c_master_queue_ibi() The I3C master driver may receive an IBI from a target device that has not been probed yet. In such cases, the master calls `i3c_master_queue_ibi()` to queue an IBI work task, leading to "Unable to handle kernel read from unreadable memory" and resulting in a kernel panic. Typical IBI handling flow: 1. The I3C master scans target devices and probes their respective drivers. 2. The target device driver calls `i3c_device_request_ibi()` to enable IBI and assigns `dev->ibi = ibi`. 3. The I3C master receives an IBI from the target device and calls `i3c_master_queue_ibi()` to queue the target device driver’s IBI handler task. However, since target device events are asynchronous to the I3C probe sequence, step 3 may occur before step 2, causing `dev->ibi` to be `NULL`, leading to a kernel panic. Add a NULL pointer check in `i3c_master_queue_ibi()` to prevent accessing an uninitialized `dev->ibi`, ensuring stability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.135-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.25-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.12.25-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-144.157 | USN-7654-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-144.157 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux | 6.8.0-100.100 | USN-8028-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux | 6.8.0-100.100 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1088.95 | USN-7654-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1088.95 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1046.49 | USN-8028-5 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1046.49 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1 | USN-8028-5 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1094.103 | USN-7711-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1094.103 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1046.52 | USN-8074-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1046.52 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1 | USN-8126-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1094.103.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 6.8.0-1046.53 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-azure-fde | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.8 | 6.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-nvidia | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1087.96 | USN-7654-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1087.96 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1047.50 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1047.50 | USN-8031-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2 | USN-8031-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1085.91 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1085.91 | USN-7654-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1043.48 | USN-8031-3 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1043.48 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1070.78 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1070.78 | USN-7654-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1030.33 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1030.33 | USN-8028-5 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1 | USN-8028-6 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1080.83 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1080.83 | USN-7654-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1044.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1044.44 | USN-8028-8 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1 | USN-8028-8 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-intel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1083.89 | USN-7654-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1083.89 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1084.89 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1084.89 | USN-7654-4 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-144.157 | USN-7654-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-144.157 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-100.100.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-100.100.1 | USN-8052-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1 | USN-8028-6 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1082.83 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1082.83 | USN-7654-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1046.49 | USN-8028-5 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1046.49 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1 | USN-8028-5 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1046.49.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1046.49.1 | USN-8028-7 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1041.41 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1041.41 | USN-7654-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1020.20 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1030.30 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1030.30 | USN-7654-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1085.91 | USN-7654-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1085.91 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1043.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1043.44 | USN-8028-5 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1 | USN-8028-5 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1083.86 | USN-7686-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1083.86 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1047.51 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1047.51 | USN-8028-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-xilinx | 6.8.0-1023.24 | USN-8052-2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-xilinx | 6.8.0-1023.24 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1052.56 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23147 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1052.56 | USN-7654-5 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 – before 1b54faa5f47fa7c642179744aeff03f0810dc62e3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 – before 09359e7c8751961937cb5fc50220969b0a4e10583a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 – before 3ba402610843d7d15c7f3966a461deeeaff7fba43a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 – before d83b0c03ef8fbea2f03029a1cc1f5041f0e1d47f3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 – before 6871a676aa534e8f218279672e0445c725f810263a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 – before e6bba328578feb58c614c11868c259b40484c5fa3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 – before fe4a4fc179b7898055555a11685915473588392e3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 – before ff9d61db59bb27d16d3f872bff2620d50856b80c |
| Linux | Linux | 5.0 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b54faa5f47fa7c642179744aeff03f0810dc62e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09359e7c8751961937cb5fc50220969b0a4e1058
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba402610843d7d15c7f3966a461deeeaff7fba4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d83b0c03ef8fbea2f03029a1cc1f5041f0e1d47f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6871a676aa534e8f218279672e0445c725f81026
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6bba328578feb58c614c11868c259b40484c5fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe4a4fc179b7898055555a11685915473588392e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff9d61db59bb27d16d3f872bff2620d50856b80c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd496a44f041da9ef3afe14d1d6193d460424e91
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html