CVE-2025-21919sched/fair: Fix potential memory corruption in child_cfs_rq_on_list
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/fair: Fix potential memory corruption in child_cfs_rq_on_list child_cfs_rq_on_list attempts to convert a 'prev' pointer to a cfs_rq. This 'prev' pointer can originate from struct rq's leaf_cfs_rq_list, making the conversion invalid and potentially leading to memory corruption. Depending on the relative positions of leaf_cfs_rq_list and the task group (tg) pointer within the struct, this can cause a memory fault or access garbage data. The issue arises in list_add_leaf_cfs_rq, where both cfs_rq->leaf_cfs_rq_list and rq->leaf_cfs_rq_list are added to the same leaf list. Also, rq->tmp_alone_branch can be set to rq->leaf_cfs_rq_list. This adds a check `if (prev == &rq->leaf_cfs_rq_list)` after the main conditional in child_cfs_rq_on_list. This ensures that the container_of operation will convert a correct cfs_rq struct. This check is sufficient because only cfs_rqs on the same CPU are added to the list, so verifying the 'prev' pointer against the current rq's list head is enough. Fixes a potential memory corruption issue that due to current struct layout might not be manifesting as a crash but could lead to unpredictable behavior when the layout changes.
- 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)
- CWE-787
- 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 fdaba61ef8a268d4136d0a113d153f7a89eb9984 before 5cb300dcdd27e6a351ac02541e0231261c775852; from fdaba61ef8a268d4136d0a113d153f7a89eb9984 before 000c9ee43928f2ce68a156dd40bab7616256f4dd; from fdaba61ef8a268d4136d0a113d153f7a89eb9984 before 9cc7f0018609f75a349e42e3aebc3b0e905ba775; from fdaba61ef8a268d4136d0a113d153f7a89eb9984 before b5741e4b9ef3567613b2351384f91d3f16e59986; from fdaba61ef8a268d4136d0a113d153f7a89eb9984 before e1dd09df30ba86716cb2ffab97dc35195c01eb8f; from fdaba61ef8a268d4136d0a113d153f7a89eb9984 before 3b4035ddbfc8e4521f85569998a7569668cccf51 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 5.13 before 5.15.179; from 5.16 before 6.1.131; from 6.2 before 6.6.83; from 6.7 before 6.12.19; from 6.13 before 6.13.7; 6.14; 6.14; 6.14; and 2 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cb300dcdd27e6a351ac02541e0231261c775852patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/000c9ee43928f2ce68a156dd40bab7616256f4ddpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cc7f0018609f75a349e42e3aebc3b0e905ba775patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5741e4b9ef3567613b2351384f91d3f16e59986patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1dd09df30ba86716cb2ffab97dc35195c01eb8fpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b4035ddbfc8e4521f85569998a7569668cccf51patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
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