CVE-2025-38074

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost-scsi: protect vq->log_used with vq->mutex The vhost-scsi completion path may access vq->log_base when vq->log_used is already set to false. vhost-thread QEMU-thread vhost_scsi_complete_cmd_work() -> vhost_add_used() -> vhost_add_used_n() if (unlikely(vq->log_used)) QEMU disables vq->log_used via VHOST_SET_VRING_ADDR. mutex_lock(&vq->mutex); vq->log_used = false now! mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex); QEMU gfree(vq->log_base) log_used() -> log_write(vq->log_base) Assuming the VMM is QEMU. The vq->log_base is from QEMU userpace and can be reclaimed via gfree(). As a result, this causes invalid memory writes to QEMU userspace. The control queue path has the same issue.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJun 18, 2025
First seenJun 18, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.10.240, 5.15.189, 6.1.146, 6.6.93, 6.12.31, 6.14.9 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 5.10.240, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.189, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.146, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.93, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.31, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.14.9, 6.155.10.240, 5.15.189, 6.1.146, 6.6.93, 6.12.31, 6.14.9
debian debian_linux11.0—

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