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CVE-2025-21655
published 2025-01-20

CVE-2025-21655: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/eventfd: ensure io_eventfd_signal() defers another RCU period…

PriorityP415medium4.7CVSS 3.1
AVLACHPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.25%
16.0th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/eventfd: ensure io_eventfd_signal() defers another RCU period io_eventfd_do_signal() is invoked from an RCU callback, but when dropping the reference to the io_ev_fd, it calls io_eventfd_free() directly if the refcount drops to zero. This isn't correct, as any potential freeing of the io_ev_fd should be deferred another RCU grace period. Just call io_eventfd_put() rather than open-code the dec-and-test and free, which will correctly defer it another RCU grace period.

Affected

20 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.128-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.128-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.128-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.128-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 21a091b970cdbcf3e8ff829234b51be6f9192766 < 6b63308c28987c6010b1180c72a6db4df6c680336b63308c28987c6010b1180c72a6db4df6c68033
linuxlinux>= 21a091b970cdbcf3e8ff829234b51be6f9192766 < 8efff2aa2d95dc437ab67c5b4a9f1d3f367baa108efff2aa2d95dc437ab67c5b4a9f1d3f367baa10
linuxlinux>= 21a091b970cdbcf3e8ff829234b51be6f9192766 < a7085c3ae43b86d4b3d1b8275e6a67f14257e3b7a7085c3ae43b86d4b3d1b8275e6a67f14257e3b7
linuxlinux>= 21a091b970cdbcf3e8ff829234b51be6f9192766 < c9a40292a44e78f71258b8522655bffaf5753bdbc9a40292a44e78f71258b8522655bffaf5753bdb
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.128-16.1.128-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.10-16.12.10-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.10-16.12.10-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-60.636.8.0-60.63
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.1 < 6.1.1256.1.125
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.6.726.6.72
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.12.106.12.10

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.14.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian4.7MEDIUM
vendor_redhat4.7MEDIUM
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