Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/rsrc: fix folio...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
io_uring/rsrc: fix folio unpinning
syzbot complains about an unmapping failure:
[ 108.070381][ T14] kernel BUG at mm/gup.c:71!
[ 108.070502][ T14] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 00000000f2000800 [#1] SMP
[ 108.123672][ T14] Hardware name: QEMU KVM Virtual Machine, BIOS edk2-20250221-8.fc42 02/21/2025
[ 108.127458][ T14] Workqueue: iou_exit io_ring_exit_work
[ 108.174205][ T14] Call trace:
[ 108.175649][ T14] sanity_check_pinned_pages+0x7cc/0x7d0 (P)
[ 108.178138][ T14] unpin_user_page+0x80/0x10c
[ 108.180189][ T14] io_release_ubuf+0x84/0xf8
[ 108.182196][ T14] io_free_rsrc_node+0x250/0x57c
[ 108.184345][ T14] io_rsrc_data_free+0x148/0x298
[ 108.186493][ T14] io_sqe_buffers_unregister+0x84/0xa0
[ 108.188991][ T14] io_ring_ctx_free+0x48/0x480
[ 108.191057][ T14] io_ring_exit_work+0x764/0x7d8
[ 108.193207][ T14] process_one_work+0x7e8/0x155c
[ 108.195431][ T14] worker_thread+0x958/0xed8
[ 108.197561][ T14] kthread+0x5fc/0x75c
[ 108.199362][ T14] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
We can pin a tail page of a folio, but then io_uring will try to unpin
the head page of the folio. While it should be fine in terms of keeping
the page actually alive, mm folks say it's wrong and triggers a debug
warning. Use unpin_user_folio() instead of unpin_user_page*.
[axboe: adapt to current tree, massage commit message]
Impact
CVE-2025-38256 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-38256? CVE-2025-38256 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38256? CVE-2025-38256 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-38256? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38256 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38256 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38256 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-38256 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.