UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38445: High severity ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge vulnerability

Q: Which systems are exposed to this issue?

The affected Ubuntu kernel packages listed are linux-aws-fips, linux-azure-fips, linux-fips, linux-gcp-fips, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-azure-fde, and linux-realtime. The vulnerable code path concerns RAID1 reshape operations.

Q: What conditions are required to trigger the kernel panic?

An attacker needs local access and low privileges. The failure can occur after raid1_reshape assigns a stack-allocated memory pool to the RAID1 configuration, followed by allocation failure and a free operation that wakes the pool's wait queue.

Q: What is the likely impact if the issue is triggered?

Accessing the invalid wait-queue address can cause a kernel panic, producing a denial of service. The provided severity vector also indicates potential high confidentiality impact, but the description specifically demonstrates a panic.

Q: What code change resolves the problem?

The fix reinitializes conf->r1bio_pool.wait after copying the new pool into conf->r1bio_pool. This prevents the wait-queue head from retaining a pointer to stack memory after raid1_reshape returns.

Published Jul 25, 2025

Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid1: Fix stack memory use after return in raid1reshape In the raid1reshape function, newpool is allocated on the stack and assigned to conf->r1biopool. This results in conf->r1biopool.wait.head pointing to a stack address. Accessing this address later can lead to a kernel panic. Example access path: raid1reshape() { // newpool is on the stack mempoolt newpool, oldpool; // initialize newpool.wait.head to stack address mempoolinit(&newpool, ...); conf->r1biopool = newpool; } raid1readrequest() or raid1writerequest() { allocr1bio() { mempoolalloc() { // if pool->alloc fails removeelement() { --pool->currnr; } } } } mempoolfree() { if (pool->currnr < pool->minnr) { // pool->wait.head is a stack address // wakeup() will try to access this invalid address // which leads to a kernel panic return; wakeup(&pool->wait); } } Fix: reinit conf->r1biopool.wait after assigning newpool.

Affected Software

197 affected componentsFixes available

ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-azure-edge*

ubuntu/linux-gcp*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-hwe*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*

ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-oem*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-raspi-5.4*

ubuntu/linux*

ubuntu/linux-aws*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15<5.15.0-1092.99~20.04.1

5.15.0-1092.99~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15<5.15.0-1096.105~20.04.1

5.15.0-1096.105~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-bluefield*

ubuntu/linux-gcp*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15<5.15.0-1092.101~20.04.1

5.15.0-1092.101~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-gke*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-156.166~20.04.1

5.15.0-156.166~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-ibm*

ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15<5.15.0-1086.89~20.04.1

5.15.0-1086.89~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15<5.15.0-1087.93~20.04.1

5.15.0-1087.93~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-iot*

ubuntu/linux-kvm*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-156.166~20.04.1

5.15.0-156.166~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15<5.15.0-1045.45~20.04.1

5.15.0-1045.45~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6*

ubuntu/linux-oracle*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15<5.15.0-1090.96~20.04.1

5.15.0-1090.96~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-raspi*

ubuntu/linux-raspi2*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15<5.15.0-1087.91~20.04.1

5.15.0-1087.91~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp*

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux<5.15.0-156.166

5.15.0-156.166

ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws<5.15.0-1092.99

5.15.0-1092.99

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8<6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1

6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure<5.15.0-1096.105

5.15.0-1096.105

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.8<6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1

6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<5.15.0-1096.105.1

5.15.0-1096.105.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.8<6.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1

6.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gcp<5.15.0-1092.101

5.15.0-1092.101

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.8<6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2

6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2

ubuntu/linux-gke<5.15.0-1089.95

5.15.0-1089.95

ubuntu/linux-gkeop<5.15.0-1075.83

5.15.0-1075.83

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1

6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-ibm<5.15.0-1086.89

5.15.0-1086.89

ubuntu/linux-ibm-6.8<6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1

6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg<5.15.0-1087.93

5.15.0-1087.93

ubuntu/linux-kvm<5.15.0-1088.93

5.15.0-1088.93

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<5.15.0-156.166

5.15.0-156.166

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1

6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia<5.15.0-1087.88

5.15.0-1087.88

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8<6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1

6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<5.15.0-1045.45

5.15.0-1045.45

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx<5.15.0-1034.34

5.15.0-1034.34

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle<5.15.0-1090.96

5.15.0-1090.96

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8<6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1

6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-raspi<5.15.0-1086.89

5.15.0-1086.89

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8<6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1

6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp<5.15.0-1056.60

5.15.0-1056.60

ubuntu/linux-bluefield<5.15.0-1076.78

5.15.0-1076.78

ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime<5.15.0-1085.87

5.15.0-1085.87

ubuntu/linux-realtime<5.15.0-1092.101

5.15.0-1092.101

ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8<6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1

6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<5.15.0-1092.99+fips1

5.15.0-1092.99+fips1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<5.15.0-1096.105+fips1

5.15.0-1096.105+fips1

ubuntu/linux-fips<5.15.0-156.166+fips1

5.15.0-156.166+fips1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<5.15.0-1092.101+fips1

5.15.0-1092.101+fips1

ubuntu/linux<6.8.0-100.100

6.8.0-100.100

ubuntu/linux-aws<6.8.0-1046.49

6.8.0-1046.49

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.14<6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1

6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure<6.8.0-1046.52

6.8.0-1046.52

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.14<6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1

6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<6.8.0-1046.53

6.8.0-1046.53

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia<6.8.0-1039.42

6.8.0-1039.42

ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia-6.14*

ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.8.0-1047.50

6.8.0-1047.50

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.14<6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1

6.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gke<6.8.0-1043.48

6.8.0-1043.48

ubuntu/linux-gkeop<6.8.0-1030.33

6.8.0-1030.33

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-ibm<6.8.0-1044.44

6.8.0-1044.44

ubuntu/linux-intel*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<6.8.0-100.100.1

6.8.0-100.100.1

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia<6.8.0-1046.49

6.8.0-1046.49

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency<6.8.0-1046.49.1

6.8.0-1046.49.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<6.8.0-1020.20

6.8.0-1020.20

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.14<6.14.0-1016.16

6.14.0-1016.16

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8*

ubuntu/linux-oracle<6.8.0-1043.44

6.8.0-1043.44

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.14<6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1

6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-raspi<6.8.0-1047.51

6.8.0-1047.51

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.14<6.14.0-36.36.1~24.04.1

6.14.0-36.36.1~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-xilinx<6.8.0-1023.24

6.8.0-1023.24

ubuntu/linux-bluefield<6.8.0-1016.20

6.8.0-1016.20

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime<6.8.0-2037.38

6.8.0-2037.38

ubuntu/linux-realtime<6.8.1-1041.42

6.8.1-1041.42

ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.14<6.14.0-1016.16~24.04.1

6.14.0-1016.16~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<6.8.0-1046.49+fips1

6.8.0-1046.49+fips1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<6.8.0-1046.52+fips1

6.8.0-1046.52+fips1

ubuntu/linux-fips<6.8.0-100.100+fips1

6.8.0-100.100+fips1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<6.8.0-1047.50+fips1

6.8.0-1047.50+fips1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-vmware*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

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Event History

Jul 25, 2025

CVE Published

via OSV·04:15 PM

Data Sourced

via OSV·04:15 PM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

Which systems are exposed to this issue?

The affected Ubuntu kernel packages listed are linux-aws-fips, linux-azure-fips, linux-fips, linux-gcp-fips, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-azure-fde, and linux-realtime. The vulnerable code path concerns RAID1 reshape operations.

What conditions are required to trigger the kernel panic?

An attacker needs local access and low privileges. The failure can occur after raid1_reshape assigns a stack-allocated memory pool to the RAID1 configuration, followed by allocation failure and a free operation that wakes the pool's wait queue.

What is the likely impact if the issue is triggered?

Accessing the invalid wait-queue address can cause a kernel panic, producing a denial of service. The provided severity vector also indicates potential high confidentiality impact, but the description specifically demonstrates a panic.

What code change resolves the problem?

The fix reinitializes conf->r1bio_pool.wait after copying the new pool into conf->r1bio_pool. This prevents the wait-queue head from retaining a pointer to stack memory after raid1_reshape returns.

UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38445: High severity ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge vulnerability

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What is the likely impact if the issue is triggered?

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