KVM: Don't null dereference ops->destroy (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.30 % · percentile 22 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: Don't null dereference ops->destroy A KVM device cleanup happens in either of two callbacks: 1) destroy() which is called when the VM is being destroyed; 2) release() which is called when a device fd is closed. Most KVM devices use 1) but Book3s's interrupt controller KVM devices (XICS, XIVE, XIVE-native) use 2) as they need to close and reopen during the machine execution. The error handling in kvm_ioctl_create_device() assumes destroy() is always defined which leads to NULL dereference as discovered by Syzkaller. This adds a checks for destroy!=NULL and adds a missing release(). This is not changing kvm_destroy_devices() as devices with defined release() should have been removed from the KVM devices list by then.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/170465715a60cbb7876e6b961b21bd3225469da8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3616776bc51cd3262bb1be60cc01c72e0a1959cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e91665fbbf3ccb268b268a7d71a6513538d813ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4a5a79b780891c5cbdfdc6124d46fdf8d13dba1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8bc2427018826e02add7b0ed0fc625a60390ae5
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-54664
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2022-49568
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0336 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0307 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 5.4.210cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.5 < 5.10.134cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.58cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 5.18.15cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 852b6d57dc7fa378019786fa84727036e56839ea < 170465715a60cbb7876e6b961b21bd3225469da8 ; affected 852b6d57dc7fa378019786fa84727036e56839ea < 3616776bc51cd3262bb1be60cc01c72e0a1959cf ; affected 852b6d57dc7fa378019786fa84727036e56839ea < e91665fbbf3ccb268b268a7d71a6513538d813ac ; affected 852b6d57dc7fa378019786fa84727036e56839ea < d4a5a79b780891c5cbdfdc6124d46fdf8d13dba1 ; affected 852b6d57dc7fa378019786fa84727036e56839ea < e8bc2427018826e02add7b0ed0fc625a60390ae5 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 3.10 ; unaffected 0 < 3.10 ; unaffected 5.4.210 ≤ 5.4.* ; unaffected 5.10.134 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.58 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 5.18.15 ≤ 5.18.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |