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io_uring/fdinfo: grab ctx->uring_lock around io_uring_show_fdinfo()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/fdinfo: grab ctx->uring_lock around io_uring_show_fdinfo() Not everything requires locking in there, which is why the 'has_lock' variable exists. But enough does that it's a bit unwieldy to manage. Wrap the whole thing in a ->uring_lock trylock, and just return with no output if we fail to grab it. The existing trylock() will already have greatly diminished utility/output for the failure case. This fixes an issue with reading the SQE fields, if the ring is being actively resized at the same time.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.14.8
CVEs
CVE-2025-38002
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 04:24 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

io_uring/fdinfo: grab ctx->uring_lock around io_uring_show_fdinfo()

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Jun 2025, 13:43 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/fdinfo: grab ctx->uring_lock around io_uring_show_fdinfo() Not everything requires locking in there, which is why the 'has_lock' variable exists. But enough does that it's a bit unwieldy to manage. Wrap the whole thing in a ->uring_lock trylock, and just return with no output if we fail to grab it. The existing trylock() will already have greatly diminished utility/output for the failure case. This fixes an issue with reading the SQE fields, if the ring is being actively resized at the same time.

osv:CVE-2025-38002

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.14.8

Complete source record
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