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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in kernel affects IBM Netezza Appliance

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Summary

The kernel package is used by IBM Netezza Appliance . IBM Netezza Appliance has addressed the applicable CVEs [CVE-2023-53034, CVE-2025-37761, CVE-2025-40318, CVE-2025-40277, CVE-2025-40258, CVE-2025-40251, CVE-2025-38289, CVE-2025-40141, CVE-2025-37869, CVE-2025-37789, CVE-2025-37819]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2023-53034
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntb_hw_switchtec: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in switchtec_ntb_mw_set_trans There is a kernel API ntb_mw_clear_trans() would pass 0 to both addr and size. This would make xlate_pos negative. [ 23.734156] switchtec switchtec0: MW 0: part 0 addr 0x0000000000000000 size 0x0000000000000000 [ 23.734158] ================================================================================ [ 23.734172] UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in drivers/ntb/hw/mscc/ntb_hw_switchtec.c:293:7 [ 23.734418] shift exponent -1 is negative Ensuring xlate_pos is a positive or zero before BIT.
CWE:   CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS Source:   NVD
CVSS Base score:   7.1
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2025-37761
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Fix an out-of-bounds shift when invalidating TLB When the size of the range invalidated is larger than rounddown_pow_of_two(ULONG_MAX), The function macro roundup_pow_of_two(length) will hit an out-of-bounds shift [1]. Use a full TLB invalidation for such cases. v2: - Use a define for the range size limit over which we use a full TLB invalidation. (Lucas) - Use a better calculation of the limit. [1]: [ 39.202421] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 39.202657] UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in ./include/linux/log2.h:57:13 [ 39.202673] shift exponent 64 is too large for 64-bit type 'long unsigned int' [ 39.202688] CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 3129 Comm: xe_exec_system_ Tainted: G U 6.14.0+ #10 [ 39.202690] Tainted: [U]=USER [ 39.202690] Hardware name: ASUS System Product Name/PRIME B560M-A AC, BIOS 2001 02/01/2023 [ 39.202691] Call Trace: [ 39.202692] TASK [ 39.202695] dump_stack_lvl+0x6e/0xa0 [ 39.202699] ubsan_epilogue+0x5/0x30 [ 39.202701] __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds.cold+0x61/0xe6 [ 39.202705] xe_gt_tlb_invalidation_range.cold+0x1d/0x3a [xe] [ 39.202800] ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80 [ 39.202803] ? mark_held_locks+0x40/0x70 [ 39.202806] xe_svm_invalidate+0x459/0x700 [xe] [ 39.202897] drm_gpusvm_notifier_invalidate+0x4d/0x70 [drm_gpusvm] [ 39.202900] __mmu_notifier_release+0x1f5/0x270 [ 39.202905] exit_mmap+0x40e/0x450 [ 39.202912] __mmput+0x45/0x110 [ 39.202914] exit_mm+0xc5/0x130 [ 39.202916] do_exit+0x21c/0x500 [ 39.202918] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xdb/0x190 [ 39.202920] do_group_exit+0x36/0xa0 [ 39.202922] get_signal+0x8f8/0x900 [ 39.202926] arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x35/0x100 [ 39.202930] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1fc/0x290 [ 39.202932] do_syscall_64+0xa1/0x180 [ 39.202934] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x59f/0x8a0 [ 39.202937] ? lock_release+0xd2/0x2a0 [ 39.202939] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x5a9/0x8a0 [ 39.202942] ? trace_hardirqs_off+0x4b/0xc0 [ 39.202944] ? clear_bhb_loop+0x25/0x80 [ 39.202946] ? clear_bhb_loop+0x25/0x80 [ 39.202947] ? clear_bhb_loop+0x25/0x80 [ 39.202950] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [ 39.202952] RIP: 0033:0x7fa945e543e1 [ 39.202961] Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0x7fa945e543b7. [ 39.202962] RSP: 002b:00007ffca8fb4170 EFLAGS: 00000293 [ 39.202963] RAX: 000000000000003d RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007fa945e543e3 [ 39.202964] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00007ffca8fb41ac RDI: 00000000ffffffff [ 39.202964] RBP: 00007ffca8fb4190 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00007fa945f600a0 [ 39.202965] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 0000000000000000 [ 39.202966] R13: 00007fa9460dd310 R14: 00007ffca8fb41ac R15: 0000000000000000 [ 39.202970] /TASK [ 39.202970] ---[ end trace ]--- (cherry picked from commit b88f48f86500bc0b44b4f73ac66d500a40d320ad)
CWE:   CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS Source:   NVD
CVSS Base score:   7.1
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2025-40318
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix race in hci_cmd_sync_dequeue_once hci_cmd_sync_dequeue_once() does lookup and then cancel the entry under two separate lock sections. Meanwhile, hci_cmd_sync_work() can also delete the same entry, leading to double list_del() and "UAF". Fix this by holding cmd_sync_work_lock across both lookup and cancel, so that the entry cannot be removed concurrently.
CVSS Source:   RedHat
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-2025-40277
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Validate command header size against SVGA_CMD_MAX_DATASIZE This data originates from userspace and is used in buffer offset calculations which could potentially overflow causing an out-of-bounds access.
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-2025-40258
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: fix race condition in mptcp_schedule_work() syzbot reported use-after-free in mptcp_schedule_work() [1] Issue here is that mptcp_schedule_work() schedules a work, then gets a refcount on sk-sk_refcnt if the work was scheduled. This refcount will be released by mptcp_worker(). [A] if (schedule_work(...)) { [B] sock_hold(sk); return true; } Problem is that mptcp_worker() can run immediately and complete before [B] We need instead : sock_hold(sk); if (schedule_work(...)) return true; sock_put(sk); [1] refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 29 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0xfa/0x1d0 lib/refcount.c:25 Call Trace: TASK __refcount_add include/linux/refcount.h:-1 [inline] __refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:366 [inline] refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:383 [inline] sock_hold include/net/sock.h:816 [inline] mptcp_schedule_work+0x164/0x1a0 net/mptcp/protocol.c:943 mptcp_tout_timer+0x21/0xa0 net/mptcp/protocol.c:2316 call_timer_fn+0x17e/0x5f0 kernel/time/timer.c:1747 expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1798 [inline] __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:2372 [inline] __run_timer_base+0x648/0x970 kernel/time/timer.c:2384 run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2393 [inline] run_timer_softirq+0xb7/0x180 kernel/time/timer.c:2403 handle_softirqs+0x22f/0x710 kernel/softirq.c:622 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:656 [inline] run_ktimerd+0xcf/0x190 kernel/softirq.c:1138 smpboot_thread_fn+0x542/0xa60 kernel/smpboot.c:160 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
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-2025-40251
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: rate: Unset parent pointer in devl_rate_nodes_destroy The function devl_rate_nodes_destroy is documented to "Unset parent for all rate objects". However, it was only calling the driver-specific `rate_leaf_parent_set` or `rate_node_parent_set` ops and decrementing the parent's refcount, without actually setting the `devlink_rate-parent` pointer to NULL. This leaves a dangling pointer in the `devlink_rate` struct, which cause refcount error in netdevsim[1] and mlx5[2]. In addition, this is inconsistent with the behavior of `devlink_nl_rate_parent_node_set`, where the parent pointer is correctly cleared. This patch fixes the issue by explicitly setting `devlink_rate-parent` to NULL after notifying the driver, thus fulfilling the function's documented behavior for all rate objects. [1] repro steps: echo 1 /sys/bus/netdevsim/new_device devlink dev eswitch set netdevsim/netdevsim1 mode switchdev echo 1 /sys/bus/netdevsim/devices/netdevsim1/sriov_numvfs devlink port function rate add netdevsim/netdevsim1/test_node devlink port function rate set netdevsim/netdevsim1/128 parent test_node echo 1 /sys/bus/netdevsim/del_device dmesg: refcount_t: decrement hit 0; leaking memory. WARNING: CPU: 8 PID: 1530 at lib/refcount.c:31 refcount_warn_saturate+0x42/0xe0 CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 1530 Comm: bash Not tainted 6.18.0-rc4+ #1 NONE Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552ce722-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x42/0xe0 Call Trace: TASK devl_rate_leaf_destroy+0x8d/0x90 __nsim_dev_port_del+0x6c/0x70 [netdevsim] nsim_dev_reload_destroy+0x11c/0x140 [netdevsim] nsim_drv_remove+0x2b/0xb0 [netdevsim] device_release_driver_internal+0x194/0x1f0 bus_remove_device+0xc6/0x130 device_del+0x159/0x3c0 device_unregister+0x1a/0x60 del_device_store+0x111/0x170 [netdevsim] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x12e/0x1e0 vfs_write+0x215/0x3d0 ksys_write+0x5f/0xd0 do_syscall_64+0x55/0x10f0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 [2] devlink dev eswitch set pci/0000:08:00.0 mode switchdev devlink port add pci/0000:08:00.0 flavour pcisf pfnum 0 sfnum 1000 devlink port function rate add pci/0000:08:00.0/group1 devlink port function rate set pci/0000:08:00.0/32768 parent group1 modprobe -r mlx5_ib mlx5_fwctl mlx5_core dmesg: refcount_t: decrement hit 0; leaking memory. WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 16151 at lib/refcount.c:31 refcount_warn_saturate+0x42/0xe0 CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 16151 Comm: bash Not tainted 6.17.0-rc7_for_upstream_min_debug_2025_10_02_12_44 #1 NONE Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x42/0xe0 Call Trace: TASK devl_rate_leaf_destroy+0x8d/0x90 mlx5_esw_offloads_devlink_port_unregister+0x33/0x60 [mlx5_core] mlx5_esw_offloads_unload_rep+0x3f/0x50 [mlx5_core] mlx5_eswitch_unload_sf_vport+0x40/0x90 [mlx5_core] mlx5_sf_esw_event+0xc4/0x120 [mlx5_core] notifier_call_chain+0x33/0xa0 blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x3b/0x50 mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked+0x50/0x110 [mlx5_core] mlx5_eswitch_disable+0x63/0x90 [mlx5_core] mlx5_unload+0x1d/0x170 [mlx5_core] mlx5_uninit_one+0xa2/0x130 [mlx5_core] remove_one+0x78/0xd0 [mlx5_core] pci_device_remove+0x39/0xa0 device_release_driver_internal+0x194/0x1f0 unbind_store+0x99/0xa0 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x12e/0x1e0 vfs_write+0x215/0x3d0 ksys_write+0x5f/0xd0 do_syscall_64+0x53/0x1f0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
CWE:   CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS Source:   NVD
CVSS Base score:   5.5
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2025-38289
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Avoid potential ndlp use-after-free in dev_loss_tmo_callbk Smatch detected a potential use-after-free of an ndlp oject in dev_loss_tmo_callbk during driver unload or fatal error handling. Fix by reordering code to avoid potential use-after-free if initial nodelist reference has been previously removed.
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-2025-40141
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: Fix possible UAF on iso_conn_free This attempt to fix similar issue to sco_conn_free where if the conn-sk is not set to NULL may lead to UAF on iso_conn_free.
CVSS Source:   RedHat
CVSS Base score:   7.3
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2025-37869
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Use local fence in error path of xe_migrate_clear The intent of the error path in xe_migrate_clear is to wait on locally generated fence and then return. The code is waiting on m-fence which could be the local fence but this is only stable under the job mutex leading to a possible UAF. Fix code to wait on local fence. (cherry picked from commit 762b7e95362170b3e13a8704f38d5e47eca4ba74)
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-2025-37789
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: openvswitch: fix nested key length validation in the set() action It's not safe to access nla_len(ovs_key) if the data is smaller than the netlink header. Check that the attribute is OK first.
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-2025-37819
DESCRIPTION:   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/gic-v2m: Prevent use after free of gicv2m_get_fwnode() With ACPI in place, gicv2m_get_fwnode() is registered with the pci subsystem as pci_msi_get_fwnode_cb(), which may get invoked at runtime during a PCI host bridge probe. But, the call back is wrongly marked as __init, causing it to be freed, while being registered with the PCI subsystem and could trigger: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff8000816c0400 gicv2m_get_fwnode+0x0/0x58 (P) pci_set_bus_msi_domain+0x74/0x88 pci_register_host_bridge+0x194/0x548 This is easily reproducible on a Juno board with ACPI boot. Retain the function for later use.
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)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Netezza Appliance1.0.0.0 & 1.0.0.1 

 

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product(s)VRMFRemediation/Fixes
IBM Netezza Appliance1.0.1.01.0.1.0-WS-INA-Appliance-fp278500

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Change History

24 Apr 2026: Initial Publication

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 April 2026

Initial Publish date:
24 April 2026

UID

ibm17270669