Security Bulletin
Summary
A flaw in the KASAN (Kernel Address Sanitizer) code may allow memory to be accessed that is no longer used, potentially exposing security related information.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-50020
DESCRIPTION: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: avoid resizing to a partial cluster size
This patch avoids an attempt to resize the filesystem to an
unaligned cluster boundary. An online resize to a size that is not
integral to cluster size results in the last iteration attempting to
grow the fs by a negative amount, which trips a BUG_ON and leaves the fs
with a corrupted in-memory superblock.
CVSS Source: Red Hat
CVSS Base score: 7
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2025-21928
DESCRIPTION: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: intel-ish-hid: Fix use-after-free issue in ishtp_hid_remove()
The system can experience a random crash a few minutes after the driver is
removed. This issue occurs due to improper handling of memory freeing in
the ishtp_hid_remove() function.
The function currently frees the `driver_data` directly within the loop
that destroys the HID devices, which can lead to accessing freed memory.
Specifically, `hid_destroy_device()` uses `driver_data` when it calls
`hid_ishtp_set_feature()` to power off the sensor, so freeing
`driver_data` beforehand can result in accessing invalid memory.
This patch resolves the issue by storing the `driver_data` in a temporary
variable before calling `hid_destroy_device()`, and then freeing the
`driver_data` after the device is destroyed.
CWE: CWE-416: Use After Free
CVSS Source: NVD
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2025-22020
DESCRIPTION: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
memstick: rtsx_usb_ms: Fix slab-use-after-free in rtsx_usb_ms_drv_remove
This fixes the following crash:
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in rtsx_usb_ms_poll_card+0x159/0x200 [rtsx_usb_ms]
Read of size 8 at addr ffff888136335380 by task kworker/6:0/140241
CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 140241 Comm: kworker/6:0 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G E 6.14.0-rc6+ #1
Tainted: [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE
Hardware name: LENOVO 30FNA1V7CW/1057, BIOS S0EKT54A 07/01/2024
Workqueue: events rtsx_usb_ms_poll_card [rtsx_usb_ms]
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x51/0x70
print_address_description.constprop.0+0x27/0x320
? rtsx_usb_ms_poll_card+0x159/0x200 [rtsx_usb_ms]
print_report+0x3e/0x70
kasan_report+0xab/0xe0
? rtsx_usb_ms_poll_card+0x159/0x200 [rtsx_usb_ms]
rtsx_usb_ms_poll_card+0x159/0x200 [rtsx_usb_ms]
? __pfx_rtsx_usb_ms_poll_card+0x10/0x10 [rtsx_usb_ms]
? __pfx___schedule+0x10/0x10
? kick_pool+0x3b/0x270
process_one_work+0x357/0x660
worker_thread+0x390/0x4c0
? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
kthread+0x190/0x1d0
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
Allocated by task 161446:
kasan_save_stack+0x20/0x40
kasan_save_track+0x10/0x30
__kasan_kmalloc+0x7b/0x90
__kmalloc_noprof+0x1a7/0x470
memstick_alloc_host+0x1f/0xe0 [memstick]
rtsx_usb_ms_drv_probe+0x47/0x320 [rtsx_usb_ms]
platform_probe+0x60/0xe0
call_driver_probe+0x35/0x120
really_probe+0x123/0x410
__driver_probe_device+0xc7/0x1e0
driver_probe_device+0x49/0xf0
__device_attach_driver+0xc6/0x160
bus_for_each_drv+0xe4/0x160
__device_attach+0x13a/0x2b0
bus_probe_device+0xbd/0xd0
device_add+0x4a5/0x760
platform_device_add+0x189/0x370
mfd_add_device+0x587/0x5e0
mfd_add_devices+0xb1/0x130
rtsx_usb_probe+0x28e/0x2e0 [rtsx_usb]
usb_probe_interface+0x15c/0x460
call_driver_probe+0x35/0x120
really_probe+0x123/0x410
__driver_probe_device+0xc7/0x1e0
driver_probe_device+0x49/0xf0
__device_attach_driver+0xc6/0x160
bus_for_each_drv+0xe4/0x160
__device_attach+0x13a/0x2b0
rebind_marked_interfaces.isra.0+0xcc/0x110
usb_reset_device+0x352/0x410
usbdev_do_ioctl+0xe5c/0x1860
usbdev_ioctl+0xa/0x20
__x64_sys_ioctl+0xc5/0xf0
do_syscall_64+0x59/0x170
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
Freed by task 161506:
kasan_save_stack+0x20/0x40
kasan_save_track+0x10/0x30
kasan_save_free_info+0x36/0x60
__kasan_slab_free+0x34/0x50
kfree+0x1fd/0x3b0
device_release+0x56/0xf0
kobject_cleanup+0x73/0x1c0
rtsx_usb_ms_drv_remove+0x13d/0x220 [rtsx_usb_ms]
platform_remove+0x2f/0x50
device_release_driver_internal+0x24b/0x2e0
bus_remove_device+0x124/0x1d0
device_del+0x239/0x530
platform_device_del.part.0+0x19/0xe0
platform_device_unregister+0x1c/0x40
mfd_remove_devices_fn+0x167/0x170
device_for_each_child_reverse+0xc9/0x130
mfd_remove_devices+0x6e/0xa0
rtsx_usb_disconnect+0x2e/0xd0 [rtsx_usb]
usb_unbind_interface+0xf3/0x3f0
device_release_driver_internal+0x24b/0x2e0
proc_disconnect_claim+0x13d/0x220
usbdev_do_ioctl+0xb5e/0x1860
usbdev_ioctl+0xa/0x20
__x64_sys_ioctl+0xc5/0xf0
do_syscall_64+0x59/0x170
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
Last potentially related work creation:
kasan_save_stack+0x20/0x40
kasan_record_aux_stack+0x85/0x90
insert_work+0x29/0x100
__queue_work+0x34a/0x540
call_timer_fn+0x2a/0x160
expire_timers+0x5f/0x1f0
__run_timer_base.part.0+0x1b6/0x1e0
run_timer_softirq+0x8b/0xe0
handle_softirqs+0xf9/0x360
__irq_exit_rcu+0x114/0x130
sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x72/0x90
asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20
Second to last potentially related work creation:
kasan_save_stack+0x20/0x40
kasan_record_aux_stack+0x85/0x90
insert_work+0x29/0x100
__queue_work+0x34a/0x540
call_timer_fn+0x2a/0x160
expire_timers+0x5f/0x1f0
__run_timer_base.part.0+0x1b6/0x1e0
run_timer_softirq+0x8b/0xe0
handle_softirqs+0xf9/0x
---truncated---
CWE: CWE-416: Use After Free
CVSS Source: NVD
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2025-37890
DESCRIPTION: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class with netem as child qdisc
As described in Gerrard's report [1], we have a UAF case when an hfsc class
has a netem child qdisc. The crux of the issue is that hfsc is assuming
that checking for cl->qdisc->q.qlen == 0 guarantees that it hasn't inserted
the class in the vttree or eltree (which is not true for the netem
duplicate case).
This patch checks the n_active class variable to make sure that the code
won't insert the class in the vttree or eltree twice, catering for the
reentrant case.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/CAHcdcOm+03OD2j6R0=YHKqmy=VgJ8xEOKuP6c7m…
CVSS Source: Red Hat
CVSS Base score: 7
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2025-38052
DESCRIPTION: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/tipc: fix slab-use-after-free Read in tipc_aead_encrypt_done
Syzbot reported a slab-use-after-free with the following call trace:
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tipc_aead_encrypt_done+0x4bd/0x510 net/tipc/crypto.c:840
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88807a733000 by task kworker/1:0/25
Call Trace:
kasan_report+0xd9/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:601
tipc_aead_encrypt_done+0x4bd/0x510 net/tipc/crypto.c:840
crypto_request_complete include/crypto/algapi.h:266
aead_request_complete include/crypto/internal/aead.h:85
cryptd_aead_crypt+0x3b8/0x750 crypto/cryptd.c:772
crypto_request_complete include/crypto/algapi.h:266
cryptd_queue_worker+0x131/0x200 crypto/cryptd.c:181
process_one_work+0x9fb/0x1b60 kernel/workqueue.c:3231
Allocated by task 8355:
kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:778
tipc_crypto_start+0xcc/0x9e0 net/tipc/crypto.c:1466
tipc_init_net+0x2dd/0x430 net/tipc/core.c:72
ops_init+0xb9/0x650 net/core/net_namespace.c:139
setup_net+0x435/0xb40 net/core/net_namespace.c:343
copy_net_ns+0x2f0/0x670 net/core/net_namespace.c:508
create_new_namespaces+0x3ea/0xb10 kernel/nsproxy.c:110
unshare_nsproxy_namespaces+0xc0/0x1f0 kernel/nsproxy.c:228
ksys_unshare+0x419/0x970 kernel/fork.c:3323
__do_sys_unshare kernel/fork.c:3394
Freed by task 63:
kfree+0x12a/0x3b0 mm/slub.c:4557
tipc_crypto_stop+0x23c/0x500 net/tipc/crypto.c:1539
tipc_exit_net+0x8c/0x110 net/tipc/core.c:119
ops_exit_list+0xb0/0x180 net/core/net_namespace.c:173
cleanup_net+0x5b7/0xbf0 net/core/net_namespace.c:640
process_one_work+0x9fb/0x1b60 kernel/workqueue.c:3231
After freed the tipc_crypto tx by delete namespace, tipc_aead_encrypt_done
may still visit it in cryptd_queue_worker workqueue.
I reproduce this issue by:
ip netns add ns1
ip link add veth1 type veth peer name veth2
ip link set veth1 netns ns1
ip netns exec ns1 tipc bearer enable media eth dev veth1
ip netns exec ns1 tipc node set key this_is_a_master_key master
ip netns exec ns1 tipc bearer disable media eth dev veth1
ip netns del ns1
The key of reproduction is that, simd_aead_encrypt is interrupted, leading
to crypto_simd_usable() return false. Thus, the cryptd_queue_worker is
triggered, and the tipc_crypto tx will be visited.
tipc_disc_timeout
tipc_bearer_xmit_skb
tipc_crypto_xmit
tipc_aead_encrypt
crypto_aead_encrypt
// encrypt()
simd_aead_encrypt
// crypto_simd_usable() is false
child = &ctx->cryptd_tfm->base;
simd_aead_encrypt
crypto_aead_encrypt
// encrypt()
cryptd_aead_encrypt_enqueue
cryptd_aead_enqueue
cryptd_enqueue_request
// trigger cryptd_queue_worker
queue_work_on(smp_processor_id(), cryptd_wq, &cpu_queue->work)
Fix this by holding net reference count before encrypt.
CVSS Source: Red Hat
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2025-38079
DESCRIPTION: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: algif_hash - fix double free in hash_accept
If accept(2) is called on socket type algif_hash with
MSG_MORE flag set and crypto_ahash_import fails,
sk2 is freed. However, it is also freed in af_alg_release,
leading to slab-use-after-free error.
CVSS Source: Red Hat
CVSS Base score: 7
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| Technical Support Appliance | All |
Remediation/Fixes
Update IBM Technical Support Appliance to 3.1.0. Refer to the online support documentation on how to perform an update.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
16 Oct 2025: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Modified date:
16 October 2025
Initial Publish date:
16 October 2025
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