x86/i8259: Mark legacy PIC interrupts with IRQ_LEVEL (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.27 % · percentile 19 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/i8259: Mark legacy PIC interrupts with IRQ_LEVEL Baoquan reported that after triggering a crash the subsequent crash-kernel fails to boot about half of the time. It triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the periodic tick code. This happens because the legacy timer interrupt (IRQ0) is resent in software which happens in soft interrupt (tasklet) context. In this context get_irq_regs() returns NULL which leads to the NULL pointer dereference. The reason for the resend is a spurious APIC interrupt on the IRQ0 vector which is captured and leads to a resend when the legacy timer interrupt is enabled. This is wrong because the legacy PIC interrupts are level triggered and therefore should never be resent in software, but nothing ever sets the IRQ_LEVEL flag on those interrupts, so the core code does not know about their trigger type. Ensure that IRQ_LEVEL is set when the legacy PCI interrupts are set up.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/744fe9be9665227335539b7a77ece8d9ff62b6c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/496975d1a2937f4baadf3d985991b13fc4fc4f27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8770cd9d7c14aa99c255a0d08186f0be953e1638
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e284c273dbb4c1ed68d4204bff94d0b10e4a90f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b08201158f177aab469e356b4d6af24fdd118df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/137f1b47da5f58805da42c1b7811e28c1e353f39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fa55950729d0762a787451dc52862c3f850f859
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-2023-59727
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-52993
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1057 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0529 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- 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
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.6.18 < 4.14.305cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.15 < 4.19.272cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.20 < 5.4.231cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.5 < 5.10.166cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.91cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.9cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected a4633adcdbc15ac51afcd0e1395de58cee27cf92 < 744fe9be9665227335539b7a77ece8d9ff62b6c0 ; affected a4633adcdbc15ac51afcd0e1395de58cee27cf92 < 496975d1a2937f4baadf3d985991b13fc4fc4f27 ; affected a4633adcdbc15ac51afcd0e1395de58cee27cf92 < 8770cd9d7c14aa99c255a0d08186f0be953e1638 ; affected a4633adcdbc15ac51afcd0e1395de58cee27cf92 < e284c273dbb4c1ed68d4204bff94d0b10e4a90f5 ; affected a4633adcdbc15ac51afcd0e1395de58cee27cf92 < 0b08201158f177aab469e356b4d6af24fdd118df ; affected a4633adcdbc15ac51afcd0e1395de58cee27cf92 < 137f1b47da5f58805da42c1b7811e28c1e353f39 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 2.6.18 ; unaffected 0 < 2.6.18 ; unaffected 4.14.305 ≤ 4.14.* ; unaffected 4.19.272 ≤ 4.19.* ; unaffected 5.4.231 ≤ 5.4.* ; unaffected 5.10.166 ≤ 5.10.* |
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 |