Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2025· Updated Mar 7, 2026
io_uring/kbuf: reallocate buf lists on upgrade
CVE-2025-21836
Description
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.
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Affected products
81- osv-coords79 versionspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws@6.11.0-1014.15?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_7&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_7&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_11&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Publi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< 6.11.0-1014.15+ 78 more
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1.150600.12.22.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1.150600.12.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1.150700.17.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1.21.6
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1.21.6
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- git.kernel.org/stable/c/146a185f6c05ee263db715f860620606303c4633mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a5febbef40ce968e295a7aeaa5d5cbd9e3e5ad4mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d0dc28dae836caf7645fef62a10befc624dd17bmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8802766324e1f5d414a81ac43365c20142e85603mitre
- u1f383.github.io/slides/talks/2025_Hexacon-Deja_Vu_in_Linux_io_uring_Breaking_Memory_Sharing_Again_After_Generations_of_Fixes.pdfmitre
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