CVE-2025-71225

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md: suspend array while updating raid_disks via sysfs In raid1_reshape(), freeze_array() is called before modifying the r1bio memory pool (conf->r1bio_pool) and conf->raid_disks, and unfreeze_array() is called after the update is completed. However, freeze_array() only waits until nr_sync_pending and (nr_pending - nr_queued) of all buckets reaches zero. When an I/O error occurs, nr_queued is increased and the corresponding r1bio is queued to either retry_list or bio_end_io_list. As a result, freeze_array() may unblock before these r1bios are released. This can lead to a situation where conf->raid_disks and the mempool have already been updated while queued r1bios, allocated with the old raid_disks value, are later released. Consequently, free_r1bio() may access memory out of bounds in put_all_bios() and release r1bios of the wrong size to the new mempool, potentially causing issues with the mempool as well. Since only normal I/O might increase nr_queued while an I/O error occurs, suspending the array avoids this issue. Note: Updating raid_disks via ioctl SET_ARRAY_INFO already suspends the array. Therefore, we suspend the array when updating raid_disks via sysfs to avoid this issue too.

Impact & exploitability

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0107b18cd8ac17eb3e54786adc05a85cdbb6ef22 ↗

Additional information

• NVD record
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0107b18cd8ac17eb3e54786adc05a85cdbb6ef22Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/165d1359f945b72c5f90088f60d48ff46115269ePatch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cc583653bbe050bacd1cadcc9776d39bf449740Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/863b9b7be824a6b2c0587532d3ece3022c6dd451