CVE-2025-21836io_uring/kbuf: reallocate buf lists on upgrade
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/kbuf: reallocate buf lists on upgrade IORING_REGISTER_PBUF_RING can reuse an old struct io_buffer_list if it was created for legacy selected buffer and has been emptied. It violates the requirement that most of the field should stay stable after publish. Always reallocate it instead.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 2fcabce2d7d34f69a888146dab15b36a917f09d4 before 146a185f6c05ee263db715f860620606303c4633; from 2fcabce2d7d34f69a888146dab15b36a917f09d4 before 7d0dc28dae836caf7645fef62a10befc624dd17b; 2fcabce2d7d34f69a888146dab15b36a917f09d4 builds before 2a5febbef40ce968e295a7aeaa5d5cbd9e3e5ad4; from 2fcabce2d7d34f69a888146dab15b36a917f09d4 before 8802766324e1f5d414a81ac43365c20142e85603 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 5.19 before 6.6.79; from 6.7 before 6.12.16; from 6.13 before 6.13.4; 6.14; 6.14 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/146a185f6c05ee263db715f860620606303c4633patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d0dc28dae836caf7645fef62a10befc624dd17bpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a5febbef40ce968e295a7aeaa5d5cbd9e3e5ad4patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8802766324e1f5d414a81ac43365c20142e85603patch
- https://u1f383.github.io/slides/talks/2025_Hexacon-Deja_Vu_in_Linux_io_uring_Breaking_Memory_Sharing_Again_After_Generations_of_Fixes.pdf
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