CVE-2025-21726

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This issue can\nhappen just as below:\n\ncrypto_request\t\t\tcrypto_request\t\tcrypto_del_alg\npadata_do_serial\n ...\n padata_reorder\n // processes all remaining\n // requests then breaks\n while (1) {\n if (!padata)\n break;\n ...\n }\n\n\t\t\t\tpadata_do_serial\n\t\t\t\t // new request added\n\t\t\t\t list_add\n // sees the new request\n queue_work(reorder_work)\n\t\t\t\t padata_reorder\n\t\t\t\t queue_work_on(squeue->work)\n...\n\n\t\t\t\t<kworker context>\n\t\t\t\tpadata_serial_worker\n\t\t\t\t// completes new request,\n\t\t\t\t// no more outstanding\n\t\t\t\t// requests\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcrypto_del_alg\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t // free pd\n\n<kworker context>\ninvoke_padata_reorder\n // UAF of pd\n\nTo avoid UAF for 'reorder_work', get 'pd' ref before put 'reorder_work'\ninto the 'serial_wq' and put 'pd' ref until the 'serial_wq' finish."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: padata: avoid UAF for reorder_work Although the previous patch can avoid ps and ps UAF for _do_serial, it can not avoid potential UAF issue for reorder_work. This issue can happen just as below: crypto_request crypto_request crypto_del_alg padata_do_serial ... padata_reorder // processes all remaining // requests then breaks while (1) { if (!padata) break; ... } padata_do_serial // new request added list_add // sees the new request queue_work(reorder_work) padata_reorder queue_work_on(squeue-&gt;work) ... padata_serial_worker // completes new request, // no more outstanding // requests crypto_del_alg // free pd invoke_padata_reorder // UAF of pd To avoid UAF for 'reorder_work', get 'pd' ref before put 'reorder_work' into the 'serial_wq' and put 'pd' ref until the 'serial_wq' finish. 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