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TI-2025-15621 Aliases CVE-2025-21664GHSA-vp4f-mc7f-v3pc

dm thin: make get_first_thin use rcu-safe list first function

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm thin: make get_first_thin use rcu-safe list first function The documentation in rculist.h explains the absence of list_empty_rcu() and cautions programmers against relying on a list_empty() -> list_first() sequence in RCU safe code. This is because each of these functions performs its own READ_ONCE() of the list head. This can lead to a situation where the list_empty() sees a valid list entry, but the subsequent list_first() sees a different view of list head state after a modification. In the case of dm-thin, this author had a production box crash from a GP fault in the process_deferred_bios path. This function saw a valid list head in get_first_thin() but when it subsequently dereferenced that and turned it into a thin_c, it got the inside of the struct pool, since the list was now empty and referring to itself. The kernel on which this occurred printed both a warning about a refcount_t being saturated, and a UBSAN error for an out-of-bounds cpuid access in the queued spinlock, prior to the fault itself. When the resulting kdump was examined, it was possible to see another thread patiently waiting in thin_dtr's synchronize_rcu. The thin_dtr call managed to pull the thin_c out of the active thins list (and have it be the last entry in the active_thins list) at just the wrong moment which lead to this crash. Fortunately, the fix here is straight forward. Switch get_first_thin() function to use list_first_or_null_rcu() which performs just a single READ_ONCE() and returns NULL if the list is already empty. This was run against the devicemapper test suite's thin-provisioning suites for delete and suspend and no regressions were observed.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00236 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4.290, 5.10.234, 5.15.177 +4Red Hat: 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux3.15 and later5.4.290, 5.10.234, 5.15.177, 6.1.125, 6.6.72, 6.12.10, 6.13Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.15 and later Fixed in 5.4.290, 5.10.234, 5.15.177, 6.1.125, 6.6.72, 6.12.10, 6.13 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.15.1 to before 5.4.290; 5.5 to before 5.10.234; 5.11 to before 5.15.177; 5.16 to before 6.1.125; 6.2 to before 6.6.72; 6.7 to before 6.12.10VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*3.15VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*3.15 rc4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*3.15 rc5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.15:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*3.15 rc6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.15:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*3.15 rc7VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.15:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*3.15 rc8VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.13 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.13 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*6.13 rc3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.15.1 to before 5.4.290; 5.5 to before 5.10.234; 5.11 to before 5.15.177; 5.16 to before 6.1.125; 6.2 to before 6.6.72; 6.7 to before 6.12.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.15 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.15 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.15 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.15:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.15 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.15:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.15 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.15:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.15 rc8 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*6.13 rc4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*6.13 rc5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*6.13 rc6VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.290, 5.10.234, 5.15.177, 6.1.125, 6.6.72, 6.12.10, 6.13

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-21664
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vp4f-mc7f-v3pc
  3. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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