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CVE-2025-22078— staging: vchiq_arm: Fix possible NPR of keep-alive thread

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于vchiq_arm未正确检查ka_thread指针，可能导致空指针取消引用。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Hard EPSS 0.20% · P10

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Affected Version Matrix 10

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 863a756aaf49ed23d25bbb1dad999a85f09e1836< 1817c4b85011998604e5ff9a80a6e01adb7e7e81 affected
863a756aaf49ed23d25bbb1dad999a85f09e1836< a915c896f95a989a7759a73f8c064f5dc3775175 affected
863a756aaf49ed23d25bbb1dad999a85f09e1836< bd38395b901327f77a82112f006240de22cf2ceb affected
863a756aaf49ed23d25bbb1dad999a85f09e1836< 3db89bc6d973e2bcaa852f6409c98c228f39a926 affected
6.11 affected
< 6.11 unaffected
6.12.23≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.13.11≤ 6.13.* unaffected
… +2 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-22078

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Vulnerability Title
staging: vchiq_arm: Fix possible NPR of keep-alive thread
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: vchiq_arm: Fix possible NPR of keep-alive thread In case vchiq_platform_conn_state_changed() is never called or fails before driver removal, ka_thread won't be a valid pointer to a task_struct. So do the necessary checks before calling kthread_stop to avoid a crash.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于vchiq_arm未正确检查ka_thread指针，可能导致空指针取消引用。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 863a756aaf49ed23d25bbb1dad999a85f09e1836 ~ 1817c4b85011998604e5ff9a80a6e01adb7e7e81 -
Linux Linux 6.11 -

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Other References for CVE-2025-22078 (4)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-04-16 · 127 CVEs total

CVE-2025-22021 10.0 CRITICAL netfilter: socket: Lookup orig tuple for IPv6 SNAT
CVE-2025-22110 9.8 CRITICAL netfilter: nfnetlink_queue: Initialize ctx to avoid memory allocation error
CVE-2025-22077 9.8 CRITICAL Revert "smb: client: fix TCP timers deadlock after rmmod"
CVE-2025-22088 9.8 CRITICAL RDMA/erdma: Prevent use-after-free in erdma_accept_newconn()
CVE-2025-22074 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: fix r_count dec/increment mismatch
CVE-2025-23133 8.8 HIGH wifi: ath11k: update channel list in reg notifier instead reg worker
CVE-2025-22118 8.8 HIGH ice: validate queue quanta parameters to prevent OOB access
CVE-2025-22086 8.8 HIGH RDMA/mlx5: Fix mlx5_poll_one() cur_qp update flow
CVE-2025-22040 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: fix session use-after-free in multichannel connection
CVE-2025-22041 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: fix use-after-free in ksmbd_sessions_deregister()
CVE-2025-22039 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: fix overflow in dacloffset bounds check
CVE-2024-58096 8.8 HIGH wifi: ath11k: add srng->lock for ath11k_hal_srng_* in monitor mode
CVE-2025-22117 8.7 HIGH ice: fix using untrusted value of pkt_len in ice_vc_fdir_parse_raw()
CVE-2025-22108 8.6 HIGH bnxt_en: Mask the bd_cnt field in the TX BD properly
CVE-2025-22121 8.4 HIGH ext4: fix out-of-bound read in ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref_all()
CVE-2025-22080 8.4 HIGH fs/ntfs3: Prevent integer overflow in hdr_first_de()
CVE-2025-22038 8.3 HIGH ksmbd: validate zero num_subauth before sub_auth is accessed
CVE-2025-22043 8.1 HIGH ksmbd: add bounds check for durable handle context
CVE-2025-22042 8.1 HIGH ksmbd: add bounds check for create lease context
CVE-2025-22049 7.8 HIGH LoongArch: Increase ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN up to 16

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