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CVE-2025-38670

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Identifier year (not publication year)
2025
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cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·

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arm64/entry: Mask DAIF in cpu_switch_to(), call_on_irq_stack()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64/entry: Mask DAIF in cpu_switch_to(), call_on_irq_stack() `cpu_switch_to()` and `call_on_irq_stack()` manipulate SP to change to different stacks along with the Shadow Call Stack if it is enabled. Those two stack changes cannot be done atomically and both functions can be interrupted by SErrors or Debug Exceptions which, though unlikely, is very much broken : if interrupted, we can end up with mismatched stacks and Shadow Call Stack leading to clobbered stacks. In `cpu_switch_to()`, it can happen when SP_EL0 points to the new task, but x18 stills points to the old task's SCS. When the interrupt handler tries to save the task's SCS pointer, it will save the old task SCS pointer (x18) into the new task struct (pointed to by SP_EL0), clobbering it. In `call_on_irq_stack()`, it can happen when switching from the task stack to the IRQ stack and when switching back. In both cases, we can be interrupted when the SCS pointer points to the IRQ SCS, but SP points to the task stack. The nested interrupt handler pushes its return addresses on the IRQ SCS. It then detects that SP points to the task stack, calls `call_on_irq_stack()` and clobbers the task SCS pointer with the IRQ SCS pointer, which it will also use ! This leads to tasks returning to addresses on the wrong SCS, or even on the IRQ SCS, triggering kernel panics via CONFIG_VMAP_STACK or FPAC if enabled. This is possible on a default config, but unlikely. However, when enabling CONFIG_ARM64_PSEUDO_NMI, DAIF is unmasked and instead the GIC is responsible for filtering what interrupts the CPU should receive based on priority. Given the goal of emulating NMIs, pseudo-NMIs can be received by the CPU even in `cpu_switch_to()` and `call_on_irq_stack()`, possibly *very* frequently depending on the system configuration and workload, leading to unpredictable kernel panics. Completely mask DAIF in `cpu_switch_to()` and restore it when returning. Do the same in `call_on_irq_stack()`, but restore and mask around the branch. Mask DAIF even if CONFIG_SHADOW_CALL_STACK is not enabled for consistency of behaviour between all configurations. Introduce and use an assembly macro for saving and masking DAIF, as the existing one saves but only masks IF.

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Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.

Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

Linux

Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
unaffected
Linux · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
3f225f29c69c13ce1cbdb1d607a42efeef080056affectedgitf7e0231eeaa33245c649fac0303cf97209605446UnavailableNone listed
402d2b1d54b7085d0c3bfd01fd50c2701dde64b3affectedgit407047893a64399f2d2390ff35cc6061107d805dUnavailableNone listed
4403c7b7e5e1ad09a266b6e399fd7bf97931508eaffectedgita6b0cb523eaa01efe8a3f76ced493ba60674c6e6UnavailableNone listed
59b37fe52f49955791a460752c37145f1afdcad1affectedgit9433a5f437b0948d6a2d8a02ad7a42ab7ca27a61UnavailableNone listed
59b37fe52f49955791a460752c37145f1afdcad1affectedgit708fd522b86d2a9544c34ec6a86fa3fc23336525UnavailableNone listed
59b37fe52f49955791a460752c37145f1afdcad1affectedgit0f67015d72627bad72da3c2084352e0aa134416bUnavailableNone listed
59b37fe52f49955791a460752c37145f1afdcad1affectedgitd42e6c20de6192f8e4ab4cf10be8c694ef27e8cbUnavailableNone listed
e47ce4f11e26fa3ea99b09521da8b3ac3a7b578daffectedgitUnavailableUnavailableNone listed
5.10.180affectedsemver5.10.210UnavailableNone listed
5.15.111affectedsemver5.15.190UnavailableNone listed
6.1.28affectedsemver6.1.149UnavailableNone listed
6.2.15affectedsemver6.3UnavailableNone listed

Linux

Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
affected
Linux · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
6.3affectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed
0unaffectedsemver6.3UnavailableNone listed
5.10.210unaffectedsemverUnavailable5.10.*None listed
5.15.190unaffectedsemverUnavailable5.15.*None listed
6.1.149unaffectedsemverUnavailable6.1.*None listed
6.6.101unaffectedsemverUnavailable6.6.*None listed
6.12.41unaffectedsemverUnavailable6.12.*None listed
6.15.9unaffectedsemverUnavailable6.15.*None listed
6.16unaffectedoriginal_commit_for_fixUnavailable*None listed