LoongArch: BPF: Fix jump offset calculation in tailcall
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: BPF: Fix jump offset calculation in tailcall The extra pass of bpf_int_jit_compile() skips JIT context initialization which essentially skips offset calculation leaving out_offset = -1, so the jmp_offset in emit_bpf_tail_call is calculated by "#define jmp_offset (out_offset - (cur_offset))" is a negative number, which is wrong. The final generated assembly are as follow. 54: bgeu $a2, $t1, -8 # 0x0000004c 58: addi.d $a6, $s5, -1 5c: bltz $a6, -16 # 0x0000004c 60: alsl.d $t2, $a2, $a1, 0x3 64: ld.d $t2, $t2, 264 68: beq $t2, $zero, -28 # 0x0000004c Before apply this patch, the follow test case will reveal soft lock issues. cd tools/testing/selftests/bpf/ ./test_progs --allow=tailcalls/tailcall_bpf2bpf_1 dmesg: watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#2 stuck for 26s! [test_progs:25056]
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.1 and later | 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.43, 6.15.11, 6.16.2, 6.17 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.1 and later Fixed in 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.43, 6.15.11, 6.16.2, 6.17 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.43, 6.15.11, 6.16.2, 6.17
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-38723
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvjq-jmp5-gvcr
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a782fa32e644aa9fbae6c8488f3e61221ac96e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17c010fe45def335fe03a0718935416b04c7f349
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f83d469e16bb1f75991ca67c56786fb2aaa42bea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2b5e50cc04d7a049b385bc1c93b9cbf5f10c94f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9262e3e04621558e875eb5afb5e726b648cd5949
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd39d9e6b7e4c58fa77783e7aedf7ada51d02ea3
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Sources
- CVE-2025-38723 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-38723 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wvjq-jmp5-gvcr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-38723 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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