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CVE-2025-38434
published 2025-07-25

CVE-2025-38434: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "riscv: Define TASK_SIZE_MAX for __access_ok()" This reverts commit ad5643cf2f69…

PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.17%
6.2th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Revert "riscv: Define TASK_SIZE_MAX for __access_ok()" This reverts commit ad5643cf2f69 ("riscv: Define TASK_SIZE_MAX for __access_ok()"). This commit changes TASK_SIZE_MAX to be LONG_MAX to optimize access_ok(), because the previous TASK_SIZE_MAX (default to TASK_SIZE) requires some computation. The reasoning was that all user addresses are less than LONG_MAX, and all kernel addresses are greater than LONG_MAX. Therefore access_ok() can filter kernel addresses. Addresses between TASK_SIZE and LONG_MAX are not valid user addresses, but access_ok() let them pass. That was thought to be okay, because they are not valid addresses at hardware level. Unfortunately, one case is missed: get_user_pages_fast() happily accepts addresses between TASK_SIZE and LONG_MAX. futex(), for instance, uses get_user_pages_fast(). This causes the problem reported by Robert [1]. Therefore, revert this commit. TASK_SIZE_MAX is changed to the default: TASK_SIZE. This unfortunately reduces performance, because TASK_SIZE is more expensive to compute compared to LONG_MAX. But correctness first, we can think about optimization later, if required.

Affected

12 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.12.37-1 (forky)linux 6.12.37-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= ad5643cf2f699989daa85d909403febd6712fccb < fe30c30bf3bb68d4a4d8c7c814769857b5c973e6fe30c30bf3bb68d4a4d8c7c814769857b5c973e6
linuxlinux>= ad5643cf2f699989daa85d909403febd6712fccb < f8b1898748dfeb4f9b67b6a6d661f354b9de3523f8b1898748dfeb4f9b67b6a6d661f354b9de3523
linuxlinux>= ad5643cf2f699989daa85d909403febd6712fccb < 890ba5be6335dbbbc99af14ea007befb5f83f174890ba5be6335dbbbc99af14ea007befb5f83f174
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.37-16.12.37-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.37-16.12.37-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.10 < 6.12.366.12.36
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.15.56.15.5

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.6MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu5.6MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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