ALSA: timer: Don't take register_mutex with copy_from/to_user() (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.15 % · percentile 4 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: timer: Don't take register_mutex with copy_from/to_user() The infamous mmap_lock taken in copy_from/to_user() can be often problematic when it's called inside another mutex, as they might lead to deadlocks. In the case of ALSA timer code, the bad pattern is with guard(mutex)(®ister_mutex) that covers copy_from/to_user() -- which was mistakenly introduced at converting to guard(), and it had been carefully worked around in the past. This patch fixes those pieces simply by moving copy_from/to_user() out of the register mutex lock again.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-667 — Improper Locking
References
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-2025-11166
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-23134
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0589 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0559 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0529 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.9 < 6.12.23cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.13.11cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.14 < 6.14.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 3923de04c81733b30b8ed667569632272fdfed9a < 15291b561d8cc835a2eea76b394070cf8e072771 ; affected 3923de04c81733b30b8ed667569632272fdfed9a < 296f7a9e15aab276db11206cbc1e2ae1215d7862 ; affected 3923de04c81733b30b8ed667569632272fdfed9a < b074f47e55df93832bbbca1b524c501e6fea1c0d ; affected 3923de04c81733b30b8ed667569632272fdfed9a < 3424c8f53bc63c87712a7fc22dc13d0cc85fb0d6 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 6.9 ; unaffected 0 < 6.9 ; unaffected 6.12.23 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.13.11 ≤ 6.13.* ; unaffected 6.14.2 ≤ 6.14.* ; unaffected 6.15 ≤ * |
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 |