Vulnerability · Published Jul 3, 2025 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2025-38106io_uring: fix use-after-free of sq->thread in __io_uring_show_fdinfo()
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-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 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: fix use-after-free of sq->thread in __io_uring_show_fdinfo() syzbot reports: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in getrusage+0x1109/0x1a60 Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810de2d2c8 by task a.out/304 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 304 Comm: a.out Not tainted 6.16.0-rc1 #1 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x53/0x70 print_report+0xd0/0x670 ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10 ? getrusage+0x1109/0x1a60 kasan_report+0xce/0x100 ? getrusage+0x1109/0x1a60 getrusage+0x1109/0x1a60 ? __pfx_getrusage+0x10/0x10 __io_uring_show_fdinfo+0x9fe/0x1790 ? ksys_read+0xf7/0x1c0 ? do_syscall_64+0xa4/0x260 ? vsnprintf+0x591/0x1100 ? __pfx___io_uring_show_fdinfo+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_vsnprintf+0x10/0x10 ? mutex_trylock+0xcf/0x130 ? __pfx_mutex_trylock+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_show_fd_locks+0x10/0x10 ? io_uring_show_fdinfo+0x57/0x80 io_uring_show_fdinfo+0x57/0x80 seq_show+0x38c/0x690 seq_read_iter+0x3f7/0x1180 ? inode_set_ctime_current+0x160/0x4b0 seq_read+0x271/0x3e0 ? __pfx_seq_read+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10 ? __mark_inode_dirty+0x402/0x810 ? selinux_file_permission+0x368/0x500 ? file_update_time+0x10f/0x160 vfs_read+0x177/0xa40 ? __pfx___handle_mm_fault+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_vfs_read+0x10/0x10 ? mutex_lock+0x81/0xe0 ? __pfx_mutex_lock+0x10/0x10 ? fdget_pos+0x24d/0x4b0 ksys_read+0xf7/0x1c0 ? __pfx_ksys_read+0x10/0x10 ? do_user_addr_fault+0x43b/0x9c0 do_syscall_64+0xa4/0x260 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f0f74170fc9 Code: 00 c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 8 RSP: 002b:00007fffece049e8 EFLAGS: 00000206 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000000 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f0f74170fc9 RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: 00007fffece049f0 RDI: 0000000000000004 RBP: 00007fffece05ad0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00007fffece04d90 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000206 R12: 00005651720a1100 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 </TASK> Allocated by task 298: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6e/0x70 kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0xe8/0x330 copy_process+0x376/0x5e00 create_io_thread+0xab/0xf0 io_sq_offload_create+0x9ed/0xf20 io_uring_setup+0x12b0/0x1cc0 do_syscall_64+0xa4/0x260 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Freed by task 22: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 __kasan_slab_free+0x37/0x50 kmem_cache_free+0xc4/0x360 rcu_core+0x5ff/0x19f0 handle_softirqs+0x18c/0x530 run_ksoftirqd+0x20/0x30 smpboot_thread_fn+0x287/0x6c0 kthread+0x30d/0x630 ret_from_fork+0xef/0x1a0 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 Last potentially related work creation: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 kasan_record_aux_stack+0x8c/0xa0 __call_rcu_common.constprop.0+0x68/0x940 __schedule+0xff2/0x2930 __cond_resched+0x4c/0x80 mutex_lock+0x5c/0xe0 io_uring_del_tctx_node+0xe1/0x2b0 io_uring_clean_tctx+0xb7/0x160 io_uring_cancel_generic+0x34e/0x760 do_exit+0x240/0x2350 do_group_exit+0xab/0x220 __x64_sys_exit_group+0x39/0x40 x64_sys_call+0x1243/0x1840 do_syscall_64+0xa4/0x260 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88810de2cb00 which belongs to the cache task_struct of size 3712 The buggy address is located 1992 bytes inside of freed 3712-byte region [ffff88810de2cb00, ffff88810de2d980) which is caused by the task_struct pointed to by sq->thread being released while it is being used in the function __io_uring_show_fdinfo(). Holding ctx->uring_lock does not prevent ehre relase or exit of sq->thread. Fix this by assigning and looking up ->thread under RCU, and grabbing a reference to the task_struct. This e ---truncated---
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel-matched | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 6.12.0-124.43.1.el10_1 | ALSA-2026:4012 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-uki-virt | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel-matched | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | kernel-doc | 6.12.0-124.43.1.el10_1 | ALSA-2026:4012 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-doc | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-headers | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-debug | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-debug-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-devel | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-modules | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-devel | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-uki-virt | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-uki-virt-addons | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libperf | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | perf | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-perf | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | rtla | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | rv | 5.14.0-611.38.1.el9_7 | ALSA-2026:3966 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.35-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.12.35-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.14 | 6.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-azure-fde | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 | 6.14.0-1007.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.14 | 6.14.0-1016.17~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.14 | 6.14.0-1012.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.14 | 6.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.14 | 6.14.0-32.32.1~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38106 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3fcb9d17206e31630f802a3ab52081d1342b8ed9 – before af8c13f9ee040b9a287ba246cf0055f7c77b7cc83fcb9d17206e31630f802a3ab52081d1342b8ed9 – before d0932758a0a77b38ba1b39564f3b7aba124070613fcb9d17206e31630f802a3ab52081d1342b8ed9 – before ac0b8b327a5677dc6fecdf353d808161525b1ff0 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.9 |