CVE-2025-38074
vhost-scsi: protect vq->log_used with vq->mutex
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Jun 18, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 16, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vhost-scsi: protect vq->log_used with vq->mutex
The vhost-scsi completion path may access vq->log_base when vq->log_used is already set to false.
vhost-thread QEMU-thread
vhost_scsi_complete_cmd_work() -> vhost_add_used() -> vhost_add_used_n() if (unlikely(vq->log_used)) QEMU disables vq->log_used via VHOST_SET_VRING_ADDR. mutex_lock(&vq->mutex); vq->log_used = false now! mutex_unlock(&vq->mutex);
QEMU gfree(vq->log_base) log_used() -> log_write(vq->log_base)
Assuming the VMM is QEMU. The vq->log_base is from QEMU userpace and can be reclaimed via gfree(). As a result, this causes invalid memory writes to QEMU userspace.
The control queue path has the same issue.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80cf68489681c165ded460930e391b1eb37b5f6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8312a1ccff1566f375191a89b9ba71b6eb48a8cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59614c5acf6688f7af3c245d359082c0e9e53117
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca85c2d0db5f8309832be45858b960d933c2131c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd8c9404e44adb9f6219c09b3409a61ab7ce3427
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0039e3afda29be469d29b3013d7f9bdee136834
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f591cf9fce724e5075cc67488c43c6e39e8cbe27
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
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