CVE-2025-39855

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This interface does not use the standard\nTx timestamp logic, due to the latency overhead of proxying sideband\ncommand requests over the firmware AdminQ.\n\nThe logic still makes use of the Tx timestamp tracking structure,\nice_ptp_tx, as it uses the same \"ready\" bitmap to track which Tx\ntimestamps complete.\n\nUnfortunately, the ice_ptp_ts_irq() function does not check if the tracker\nis initialized before its first access. This results in NULL dereference or\nuse-after-free bugs similar to the following:\n\n[245977.278756] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000\n[245977.278774] RIP: 0010:_find_first_bit+0x19/0x40\n[245977.278796] Call Trace:\n[245977.278809] ? ice_misc_intr+0x364/0x380 [ice]\n\nThis can occur if a Tx timestamp interrupt races with the driver reset\nlogic.\n\nFix this by only checking the in_use bitmap (and other fields) if the\ntracker is marked as initialized. The reset flow will clear the init field\nunder lock before it tears the tracker down, thus preventing any\nuse-after-free or NULL access."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nice: corrige el acceso NULL de tx->in_use en ice_ptp_ts_irq\n\nEl dispositivo E810 tiene soporte para una interfaz de firmware de 'baja latencia' para acceder y leer las marcas de tiempo Tx. Esta interfaz no utiliza la l\u00f3gica est\u00e1ndar de marcas de tiempo Tx, debido a la sobrecarga de latencia de la intermediaci\u00f3n de solicitudes de comandos de banda lateral a trav\u00e9s de la AdminQ del firmware.\n\nLa l\u00f3gica a\u00fan utiliza la estructura de seguimiento de marcas de tiempo Tx, ice_ptp_tx, ya que usa el mismo mapa de bits 'ready' para rastrear qu\u00e9 marcas de tiempo Tx se completan.\n\nDesafortunadamente, la funci\u00f3n ice_ptp_ts_irq() no verifica si el rastreador est\u00e1 inicializado antes de su primer acceso. Esto resulta en errores de desreferencia NULL o uso despu\u00e9s de liberaci\u00f3n similares a los siguientes:\n\n[245977.278756] BUG: desreferencia de puntero NULL del kernel, direcci\u00f3n: 0000000000000000\n[245977.278774] RIP: 0010:_find_first_bit+0x19/0x40\n[245977.278796] Traza de Llamada:\n[245977.278809] ? ice_misc_intr+0x364/0x380 [ice]\n\nEsto puede ocurrir si una interrupci\u00f3n de marca de tiempo Tx compite con la l\u00f3gica de reinicio del controlador.\n\nSolucione esto verificando solo el mapa de bits in_use (y otros campos) si el rastreador est\u00e1 marcado como inicializado. El flujo de reinicio borrar\u00e1 el campo init bajo bloqueo antes de desmantelar el rastreador, evitando as\u00ed cualquier uso despu\u00e9s de liberaci\u00f3n o acceso NULL."}], "id": "CVE-2025-39855", "lastModified": "2026-10-19T21:10:00.160", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2025-39855", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2026-01-14T19:22:04.886377Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2025-09-19T16:15:44.437", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1467a873b20110263cc9c93de99335d139c11e16"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/403bf043d9340196e06769065169df7444b91f7a"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-416"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-416"}], "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}

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