CVE-2025-23134
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.
How to fix
- linux linux_kernel6.12.23, 6.13.11, 6.14.2 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 6.9 ≤ v < 6.12.23, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.13.11, 6.14 ≤ v < 6.14.2 | 6.12.23, 6.13.11, 6.14.2 |
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