CVE-2025-68367: macintosh/mac_hid: fix race condition in mac_hid_toggle_emumouse
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
macintosh/machid: fix race condition in machidtoggleemumouse
The following warning appears when running syzkaller, and this issue also exists in the mainline code.
------------[ cut here ]------------ listadd double add: new=ffffffffa57eee28, prev=ffffffffa57eee28, next=ffffffffa5e63100. WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1491 at lib/listdebug.c:35 listaddvalidorreport+0xf7/0x130 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 1491 Comm: syz.1.28 Not tainted 6.6.0+ #3 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552ce722-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:listaddvalidorreport+0xf7/0x130 RSP: 0018:ff1100010dfb7b78 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffffa57eee18 RCX: ffffffff97fc9817 RDX: 0000000000040000 RSI: ffa0000002383000 RDI: 0000000000000001 RBP: ffffffffa57eee28 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffe21c0021bf6f2c R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 6464615f7473696c R12: ffffffffa5e63100 R13: ffffffffa57eee28 R14: ffffffffa57eee28 R15: ff1100010dfb7d48 FS: 00007fb14398b640(0000) GS:ff11000119600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 000000010d096005 CR4: 0000000000773ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 80000000 Call Trace: <TASK> inputregisterhandler+0xb3/0x210 machidstartemulation+0x1c5/0x290 machidtoggleemumouse+0x20a/0x240 procsyscallhandler+0x4c2/0x6e0 newsyncwrite+0x1b1/0x2d0 vfswrite+0x709/0x950 ksyswrite+0x12a/0x250 dosyscall64+0x5a/0x110 entrySYSCALL64afterhwframe+0x78/0xe2
The WARNING occurs when two processes concurrently write to the mac-hid emulation sysctl, causing a race condition in machidtoggleemumouse(). Both processes read oldval=0, then both try to register the input handler, leading to a double listadd of the same handler.
CPU0 CPU1 ------------------------- ------------------------- vfswrite() //write 1 vfswrite() //write 1 procsyswrite() procsyswrite() machidtoggleemumouse() machidtoggleemumouse() oldval = valp // oldval=0 oldval = valp // oldval=0 mutexlockkillable() procdointvec() // valp=1 machidstartemulation() inputregisterhandler() mutexunlock() mutexlockkillable() procdointvec() machidstartemulation() inputregisterhandler() //Trigger Warning mutexunlock()
Fix this by moving the oldval read inside the mutex lock region.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2025-68367?
CVE-2025-68367 has a moderate severity rating due to the potential for a race condition.
How do I fix CVE-2025-68367?
To fix CVE-2025-68367, update the Linux kernel to version 6.6.1 or later where the vulnerability has been patched.
What systems are affected by CVE-2025-68367?
CVE-2025-68367 affects the Linux kernel version 6.6.0.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-68367?
CVE-2025-68367 is classified as a race condition vulnerability in the mac_hid module.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2025-68367 until a patch is applied?
There is no official workaround for CVE-2025-68367; updating the kernel is the recommended action.