LoongArch: Report dying CPU to RCU in stop_this_cpu()
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: Report dying CPU to RCU in stop_this_cpu() This is a port of MIPS commit 9f3f3bdc6d9dac1 ("MIPS: smp: report dying CPU to RCU in stop_this_cpu()"). smp_send_stop() parks all secondary CPUs in stop_this_cpu(). And the function marks the CPU offline for the scheduler via set_cpu_online(false) but never informs RCU, so RCU keeps expecting a quiescent state from CPUs that are now spinning forever with interrupts disabled. As long as nothing waits for an RCU grace period after smp_send_stop() this is harmless, which is why it went unnoticed. However, since commit 91840be8f710370 ("irq_work: Fix use-after-free in irq_work_single() on PREEMPT_RT"), irq_work_sync() calls synchronize_rcu() on architectures without an irq_work self-IPI, i.e. where arch_irq_work_has_interrupt() returns false. Any irq_work_sync() issued in the reboot/shutdown/halt path after smp_send_stop() then blocks on a grace period that can never complete, hanging the reboot: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 15 at kernel/irq_work.c:144 irq_work_queue_on ... rcu: INFO: rcu_sched detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: rcu: Offline CPU 1 blocking current GP. rcu: Offline CPU 2 blocking current GP. rcu: Offline CPU 3 blocking current GP. This issue needs some hacks to reproduce, and it was not noticed on LoongArch because arch_irq_work_has_interrupt() usually returns true. Call rcutree_report_cpu_dead() once interrupts are disabled, mirroring the generic CPU-hotplug offline path, so RCU stops waiting on the parked CPUs and grace periods can still complete. LoongArch shuts down all CPUs here without going through the CPU-hotplug mechanism, so this report is not otherwise issued.
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 | 6.1.175 to before 6.1.178; 6.6.142 to before 6.6.145; 6.12.92 to before 6.12.95; 6.18.34 to before 6.18.38; 7.0.11 to before 7.1 | 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.95, 6.18.38, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 7.1 and later | 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.95, 6.18.38, 7.1.3, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.1.175 to before 6.1.178; 6.6.142 to before 6.6.145; 6.12.92 to before 6.12.95; 6.18.34 to before 6.18.38; 7.0.11 to before 7.1 Fixed in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.95, 6.18.38, 7.1 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 7.1 and later Fixed in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.95, 6.18.38, 7.1.3, 7.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.175 to before 6.1.178; 6.6.142 to before 6.6.145; 6.12.92 to before 6.12.95; 6.18.34 to before 6.18.38; 7.0.11 to before 7.1; 7.1.1 to before 7.1.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.175 to before 6.1.178; 6.6.142 to before 6.6.145; 6.12.92 to before 6.12.95; 6.18.34 to before 6.18.38; 7.0.11 to before 7.1; 7.1.1 to before 7.1.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.95, 6.18.38, 7.1
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.95, 6.18.38, 7.1.3, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
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-2026-64250
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wp8x-9rx7-6hvr
- 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/262dadc619e69ebeb97affd334cd1078a9704e98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fa22de588a65880d6fe54c38c87fffe7d519f60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0269e928728f970c782319fee53d92d4ea4e512
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90e254f18b8c224460082329dd5c42fd30995c2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0833b2b84c2fc1387f8165f0cbf6a02d67f647a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2539c56c74691e7a88af6372ba2b48c06ed2fe4
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Sources
- CVE-2026-64250 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-64250 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wp8x-9rx7-6hvr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-64250 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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