CVE-2025-68202

{
  "id": "CVE-2025-68202",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {},
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "product": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "07814a9439a3b03d79a1001614b5bc1cab69bcec",
              "lessThan": "13d1c96d3a9f208bc1aa8642f6362dca25a157d2",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "07814a9439a3b03d79a1001614b5bc1cab69bcec",
              "lessThan": "b6109750063d3b9aca1c57031213ac5485a06c54",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "07814a9439a3b03d79a1001614b5bc1cab69bcec",
              "lessThan": "5f02151c411dda46efcc5dc57b0845efcdcfc26d",
              "versionType": "git"
            }
          ],
          "programFiles": [
            "kernel/sched/ext.c"
          ],
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
        },
        {
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "product": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.12"
            },
            {
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "6.12",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.12.59",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*"
            },
            {
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.17.9",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.17.*"
            },
            {
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.18",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*"
            }
          ],
          "programFiles": [
            "kernel/sched/ext.c"
          ],
          "defaultStatus": "affected"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2025-12-16T14:15:53.047",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13d1c96d3a9f208bc1aa8642f6362dca25a157d2",
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f02151c411dda46efcc5dc57b0845efcdcfc26d",
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6109750063d3b9aca1c57031213ac5485a06c54",
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsched_ext: Fix unsafe locking in the scx_dump_state()\n\nFor built with CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT=y kernels, the dump_lock will be converted\nsleepable spinlock and not disable-irq, so the following scenarios occur:\n\ninconsistent {IN-HARDIRQ-W} -> {HARDIRQ-ON-W} usage.\nirq_work/0/27 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE1:SE1] takes:\n(&rq->__lock){?...}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2b/0x40\n{IN-HARDIRQ-W} state was registered at:\n   lock_acquire+0x1e1/0x510\n   _raw_spin_lock_nested+0x42/0x80\n   raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2b/0x40\n   sched_tick+0xae/0x7b0\n   update_process_times+0x14c/0x1b0\n   tick_periodic+0x62/0x1f0\n   tick_handle_periodic+0x48/0xf0\n   timer_interrupt+0x55/0x80\n   __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x20a/0x5c0\n   handle_irq_event_percpu+0x18/0xc0\n   handle_irq_event+0xb5/0x150\n   handle_level_irq+0x220/0x460\n   __common_interrupt+0xa2/0x1e0\n   common_interrupt+0xb0/0xd0\n   asm_common_interrupt+0x2b/0x40\n   _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x45/0x80\n   __setup_irq+0xc34/0x1a30\n   request_threaded_irq+0x214/0x2f0\n   hpet_time_init+0x3e/0x60\n   x86_late_time_init+0x5b/0xb0\n   start_kernel+0x308/0x410\n   x86_64_start_reservations+0x1c/0x30\n   x86_64_start_kernel+0x96/0xa0\n   common_startup_64+0x13e/0x148\n\n other info that might help us debug this:\n Possible unsafe locking scenario:\n\n        CPU0\n        ----\n   lock(&rq->__lock);\n   <Interrupt>\n     lock(&rq->__lock);\n\n  *** DEADLOCK ***\n\n stack backtrace:\n CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 27 Comm: irq_work/0\n Call Trace:\n  <TASK>\n  dump_stack_lvl+0x8c/0xd0\n  dump_stack+0x14/0x20\n  print_usage_bug+0x42e/0x690\n  mark_lock.part.44+0x867/0xa70\n  ? __pfx_mark_lock.part.44+0x10/0x10\n  ? string_nocheck+0x19c/0x310\n  ? number+0x739/0x9f0\n  ? __pfx_string_nocheck+0x10/0x10\n  ? __pfx_check_pointer+0x10/0x10\n  ? kvm_sched_clock_read+0x15/0x30\n  ? sched_clock_noinstr+0xd/0x20\n  ? local_clock_noinstr+0x1c/0xe0\n  __lock_acquire+0xc4b/0x62b0\n  ? __pfx_format_decode+0x10/0x10\n  ? __pfx_string+0x10/0x10\n  ? __pfx___lock_acquire+0x10/0x10\n  ? __pfx_vsnprintf+0x10/0x10\n  lock_acquire+0x1e1/0x510\n  ? raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2b/0x40\n  ? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10\n  ? dump_line+0x12e/0x270\n  ? raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x20/0x40\n  _raw_spin_lock_nested+0x42/0x80\n  ? raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2b/0x40\n  raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2b/0x40\n  scx_dump_state+0x3b3/0x1270\n  ? finish_task_switch+0x27e/0x840\n  scx_ops_error_irq_workfn+0x67/0x80\n  irq_work_single+0x113/0x260\n  irq_work_run_list.part.3+0x44/0x70\n  run_irq_workd+0x6b/0x90\n  ? __pfx_run_irq_workd+0x10/0x10\n  smpboot_thread_fn+0x529/0x870\n  ? __pfx_smpboot_thread_fn+0x10/0x10\n  kthread+0x305/0x3f0\n  ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n  ret_from_fork+0x40/0x70\n  ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n  ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n  </TASK>\n\nThis commit therefore use rq_lock_irqsave/irqrestore() to replace\nrq_lock/unlock() in the scx_dump_state()."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:58:43.757",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}