CVE-2025-38074
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
18/06/2025
Last modified:
17/12/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
vhost-scsi: protect vq->log_used with vq->mutex<br />
<br />
The vhost-scsi completion path may access vq->log_base when vq->log_used is<br />
already set to false.<br />
<br />
vhost-thread QEMU-thread<br />
<br />
vhost_scsi_complete_cmd_work()<br />
-> vhost_add_used()<br />
-> vhost_add_used_n()<br />
if (unlikely(vq->log_used))<br />
QEMU disables vq->log_used<br />
via VHOST_SET_VRING_ADDR.<br />
mutex_lock(&vq->mutex);<br />
vq->log_used = false now!<br />
mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);<br />
<br />
QEMU gfree(vq->log_base)<br />
log_used()<br />
-> log_write(vq->log_base)<br />
<br />
Assuming the VMM is QEMU. The vq->log_base is from QEMU userpace and can be<br />
reclaimed via gfree(). As a result, this causes invalid memory writes to<br />
QEMU userspace.<br />
<br />
The control queue path has the same issue.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.240 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.15.189 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 (including) | 6.1.146 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (including) | 6.6.93 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 (including) | 6.12.31 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 (including) | 6.14.9 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59614c5acf6688f7af3c245d359082c0e9e53117
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80cf68489681c165ded460930e391b1eb37b5f6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8312a1ccff1566f375191a89b9ba71b6eb48a8cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd8c9404e44adb9f6219c09b3409a61ab7ce3427
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0039e3afda29be469d29b3013d7f9bdee136834
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca85c2d0db5f8309832be45858b960d933c2131c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f591cf9fce724e5075cc67488c43c6e39e8cbe27
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html



