CVE-2025-71102
Published: Jan 14, 2026
Modified: May 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scs: fix a wrong parameter in __scs_magic __scs_magic() needs a 'void *' variable, but a 'struct task_struct *' is given. 'task_scs(tsk)' is the starting address of the task's shadow call stack, and '__scs_magic(task_scs(tsk))' is the end address of the task's shadow call stack. Here should be '__scs_magic(task_scs(tsk))'. The user-visible effect of this bug is that when CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE is enabled, the shadow call stack usage checking function (scs_check_usage) would scan an incorrect memory range. This could lead 1. **Inaccurate stack usage reporting**: The function would calculate wrong usage statistics for the shadow call stack, potentially showing incorrect value in kmsg. 2. **Potential kernel crash**: If the value of __scs_magic(tsk)is greater than that of __scs_magic(task_scs(tsk)), the for loop may access unmapped memory, potentially causing a kernel panic. However, this scenario is unlikely because task_struct is allocated via the slab allocator (which typically returns lower addresses), while the shadow call stack returned by task_scs(tsk) is allocated via vmalloc(which typically returns higher addresses). However, since this is purely a debugging feature (CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE), normal production systems should be not unaffected. The bug only impacts developers and testers who are actively debugging stack usage with this configuration enabled.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected 5bbaf9d1fcb9be696ee9a61636ab6803556c70f2 - < 1727e8bd69103a68963a5613a0ddb6d8d37df5d3affected 5bbaf9d1fcb9be696ee9a61636ab6803556c70f2 - < cfdf6250b63b953b1d8e60814c8ca96c6f9d1c8caffected 5bbaf9d1fcb9be696ee9a61636ab6803556c70f2 - < 57ba40b001be27786d0570dd292289df748b306baffected 5bbaf9d1fcb9be696ee9a61636ab6803556c70f2 - < 062774439d442882b44f5eab8c256ad3423ef284affected 5bbaf9d1fcb9be696ee9a61636ab6803556c70f2 - < 9ef28943471a16e4f9646bc3e8e2de148e7d8d7b+2 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 5.8unaffected 0 - < 5.8unaffected 5.10.248 - <= 5.10.*unaffected 5.15.198 - <= 5.15.*unaffected 6.1.160 - <= 6.1.*+4 more versions |
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