parisc: Revise gateway LWS calls to probe user read access
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: parisc: Revise gateway LWS calls to probe user read access We use load and stbys,e instructions to trigger memory reference interruptions without writing to memory. Because of the way read access support is implemented, read access interruptions are only triggered at privilege levels 2 and 3. The kernel and gateway page execute at privilege level 0, so this code never triggers a read access interruption. Thus, it is currently possible for user code to execute a LWS compare and swap operation at an address that is read protected at privilege level 3 (PRIV_USER). Fix this by probing read access rights at privilege level 3 and branching to lws_fault if access isn't allowed.
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 | 5.17 and later | 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.44, 6.16.4, 6.17 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.17 and later Fixed in 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.44, 6.16.4, 6.17 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.44, 6.16.4, 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-2025-39715
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whrv-v478-pw4q
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8b496c52aa0c6572d88db7cab85aeea6f9c194d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bccf47adbf658293528e86960e6d6f736b1c9f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc0a24c24ceebabb5ba65900e332233d79e625e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b6af875baba9c4679b55f4561e201485451305f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6334f4ae9a4e962ba74b026e1d965dfdf8cbef8
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Sources
- CVE-2025-39715 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-39715 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whrv-v478-pw4q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-39715 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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