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CVE-2025-38689

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

x86/fpu: Fix NULL dereference in avx512_status()

Problem
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With CONFIG_X86_DEBUG_FPU enabled, reading /proc/[kthread]/arch_status
causes a warning and a NULL pointer dereference.

This is because the AVX-512 timestamp code uses x86_task_fpu() but
doesn't check it for NULL. CONFIG_X86_DEBUG_FPU addles that function
for kernel threads (PF_KTHREAD specifically), making it return NULL.

The point of the warning was to ensure that kernel threads only access
task->fpu after going through kernel_fpu_begin()/_end(). Note: all
kernel tasks exposed in /proc have a valid task->fpu.

Solution
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One option is to silence the warning and check for NULL from
x86_task_fpu(). However, that warning is fairly fresh and seems like a
defense against misuse of the FPU state in kernel threads.

Instead, stop outputting AVX-512_elapsed_ms for kernel threads
altogether. The data was garbage anyway because avx512_timestamp is
only updated for user threads, not kernel threads.

If anyone ever wants to track kernel thread AVX-512 use, they can come
back later and do it properly, separate from this bug fix.

[ dhansen: mostly rewrite changelog ]

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VendorLinux
Product Linux
Default Statusunaffected
Version < 2ca887e81095b99d890a8878841f36f4920181e6
Version 22aafe3bcb67472effdea1ccf0df20280192bbaf
Status affected
Version < 31cd31c9e17ece125aad27259501a2af69ccb020
Version 22aafe3bcb67472effdea1ccf0df20280192bbaf
Status affected
VendorLinux
Product Linux
Default Statusaffected
Version 6.16
Status affected
Version < 6.16
Version 0
Status unaffected
Version <= 6.16.*
Version 6.16.2
Status unaffected
Version <= *
Version 6.17-rc2
Status unaffected
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
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EPSS FIRST.org 0.03% 0.059
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