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CVE-2025-38434
- EPSS 0.03%
- Published 25.07.2025 15:15:28
- Last modified 25.07.2025 15:29:19
- Source 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081f
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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.
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VendorLinux
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Product
Linux
Default Statusunaffected
Version <
fe30c30bf3bb68d4a4d8c7c814769857b5c973e6
Version
ad5643cf2f699989daa85d909403febd6712fccb
Status
affected
Version <
f8b1898748dfeb4f9b67b6a6d661f354b9de3523
Version
ad5643cf2f699989daa85d909403febd6712fccb
Status
affected
Version <
890ba5be6335dbbbc99af14ea007befb5f83f174
Version
ad5643cf2f699989daa85d909403febd6712fccb
Status
affected
VendorLinux
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Product
Linux
Default Statusaffected
Version
6.10
Status
affected
Version <
6.10
Version
0
Status
unaffected
Version <=
6.12.*
Version
6.12.36
Status
unaffected
Version <=
6.15.*
Version
6.15.5
Status
unaffected
Version <=
*
Version
6.16
Status
unaffected
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
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EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.03% | 0.055 |
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