CVE-2025-38720

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__pci_reset_slot - pci_slot_save_and_disable_locked -\n pci_dev_save_and_disable - err_handler->reset_prepare(dev);\n\nIn pci_slot_save_and_disable_locked():\n\tlist_for_each_entry(dev, &slot->bus->devices, bus_list) {\n\t\tif (!dev->slot || dev->slot!= slot)\n\t\t\tcontinue;\n\t\tpci_dev_save_and_disable(dev);\n\t\tif (dev->subordinate)\n\t\t\tpci_bus_save_and_disable_locked(dev->subordinate);\n\t}\n\nThis will iterate through all devices under the current bus and execute\nerr_handler->reset_prepare(), causing two devices of the hibmcge driver\nto sequentially request the rtnl_lock, leading to a deadlock.\n\nSince the driver now executes netif_device_detach()\nbefore the reset process, it will not concurrently with\nother netdev APIs, so there is no need to hold the rtnl_lock now.\n\nTherefore, this patch removes the rtnl_lock during the reset process and\nadjusts the position of HBG_NIC_STATE_RESETTING to ensure\nthat multiple resets are not executed concurrently."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nnet: hibmcge: correcci\u00f3n del problema de interbloqueo de rtnl\n\nActualmente, el netdev hibmcge adquiere el rtnl_lock en pci_error_handlers.reset_prepare() y lo libera en pci_error_handlers.reset_done().\n\nSin embargo, en el framework PCI:\npci_reset_bus - __pci_reset_slot - pci_slot_save_and_disable_locked -\n pci_dev_save_and_disable - err_handler->reset_prepare(dev);\n\nEn pci_slot_save_and_disable_locked():\n\tlist_for_each_entry(dev, &slot->bus->devices, bus_list) {\n\t\tif (!dev->slot || dev->slot!= slot)\n\t\t\tcontinue;\n\t\tpci_dev_save_and_disable(dev);\n\t\tif (dev->subordinate)\n\t\t\tpci_bus_save_and_disable_locked(dev->subordinate);\n\t}\n\nEsto iterar\u00e1 a trav\u00e9s de todos los dispositivos bajo el bus actual y ejecutar\u00e1 err_handler->reset_prepare(), causando que dos dispositivos del controlador hibmcge soliciten secuencialmente el rtnl_lock, lo que lleva a un interbloqueo.\n\nDado que el controlador ahora ejecuta netif_device_detach() antes del proceso de reinicio, no lo har\u00e1 concurrentemente con otras API de netdev, por lo que ahora no hay necesidad de mantener el rtnl_lock.\n\nPor lo tanto, este parche elimina el rtnl_lock durante el proceso de reinicio y ajusta la posici\u00f3n de HBG_NIC_STATE_RESETTING para asegurar que m\u00faltiples reinicios no se ejecuten concurrentemente."}], "id": "CVE-2025-38720", "lastModified": "2026-10-19T21:10:00.160", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2025-09-04T16:15:41.710", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1343a8994ca7dba78f5dd818e89d68331c21c35d"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c875503a9b9082928d7d3fc60b5400d16fbfae4e"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d85a6346fd6f595c4914205762d0cdf35c004a5e"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-667"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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