ghsa-2x7p-gc2x-3v72
Vulnerability from github
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
af_packet: move notifier's packet_dev_mc out of rcu critical section
Syzkaller reports the following issue:
BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:578 __mutex_lock+0x106/0xe80 kernel/locking/mutex.c:746 team_change_rx_flags+0x38/0x220 drivers/net/team/team_core.c:1781 dev_change_rx_flags net/core/dev.c:9145 [inline] __dev_set_promiscuity+0x3f8/0x590 net/core/dev.c:9189 netif_set_promiscuity+0x50/0xe0 net/core/dev.c:9201 dev_set_promiscuity+0x126/0x260 net/core/dev_api.c:286 packet_dev_mc net/packet/af_packet.c:3698 [inline] packet_dev_mclist_delete net/packet/af_packet.c:3722 [inline] packet_notifier+0x292/0xa60 net/packet/af_packet.c:4247 notifier_call_chain+0x1b3/0x3e0 kernel/notifier.c:85 call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:2214 [inline] call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:2228 [inline] unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x15d8/0x2330 net/core/dev.c:11972 rtnl_delete_link net/core/rtnetlink.c:3522 [inline] rtnl_dellink+0x488/0x710 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3564 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x7cf/0xb70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6955 netlink_rcv_skb+0x219/0x490 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2534
Calling PACKET_ADD_MEMBERSHIP on an ops-locked device can trigger
the NETDEV_UNREGISTER notifier, which may require disabling promiscuous
and/or allmulti mode. Both of these operations require acquiring
the netdev instance lock.
Move the call to packet_dev_mc outside of the RCU critical section.
The mclist modifications (add, del, flush, unregister) are protected by
the RTNL, not the RCU. The RCU only protects the sklist and its
associated sks. The delayed operation on the mclist entry remains
within the RTNL.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-38150"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-03T09:15:29Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\naf_packet: move notifier\u0027s packet_dev_mc out of rcu critical section\n\nSyzkaller reports the following issue:\n\n BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:578\n __mutex_lock+0x106/0xe80 kernel/locking/mutex.c:746\n team_change_rx_flags+0x38/0x220 drivers/net/team/team_core.c:1781\n dev_change_rx_flags net/core/dev.c:9145 [inline]\n __dev_set_promiscuity+0x3f8/0x590 net/core/dev.c:9189\n netif_set_promiscuity+0x50/0xe0 net/core/dev.c:9201\n dev_set_promiscuity+0x126/0x260 net/core/dev_api.c:286 packet_dev_mc net/packet/af_packet.c:3698 [inline]\n packet_dev_mclist_delete net/packet/af_packet.c:3722 [inline]\n packet_notifier+0x292/0xa60 net/packet/af_packet.c:4247\n notifier_call_chain+0x1b3/0x3e0 kernel/notifier.c:85\n call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:2214 [inline]\n call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:2228 [inline]\n unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x15d8/0x2330 net/core/dev.c:11972\n rtnl_delete_link net/core/rtnetlink.c:3522 [inline]\n rtnl_dellink+0x488/0x710 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3564\n rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x7cf/0xb70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6955\n netlink_rcv_skb+0x219/0x490 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2534\n\nCalling `PACKET_ADD_MEMBERSHIP` on an ops-locked device can trigger\nthe `NETDEV_UNREGISTER` notifier, which may require disabling promiscuous\nand/or allmulti mode. Both of these operations require acquiring\nthe netdev instance lock.\n\nMove the call to `packet_dev_mc` outside of the RCU critical section.\nThe `mclist` modifications (add, del, flush, unregister) are protected by\nthe RTNL, not the RCU. The RCU only protects the `sklist` and its\nassociated `sks`. The delayed operation on the `mclist` entry remains\nwithin the RTNL.",
"id": "GHSA-2x7p-gc2x-3v72",
"modified": "2025-07-03T09:30:34Z",
"published": "2025-07-03T09:30:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38150"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dd4781c5af99415ebbd2f7cc763feb109863c05"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8d85ef0a631df9127f202e6371bb33a0b589952"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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