lib/group_cpus: fix NULL pointer dereference from group_cpus_evenly()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lib/group_cpus: fix NULL pointer dereference from group_cpus_evenly() While testing null_blk with configfs, echo 0 > poll_queues will trigger following panic: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 27 UID: 0 PID: 920 Comm: bash Not tainted 6.15.0-02023-gadbdb95c8696-dirty #1238 PREEMPT(undef) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.1-2.fc37 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:__bitmap_or+0x48/0x70 Call Trace: <TASK> __group_cpus_evenly+0x822/0x8c0 group_cpus_evenly+0x2d9/0x490 blk_mq_map_queues+0x1e/0x110 null_map_queues+0xc9/0x170 [null_blk] blk_mq_update_queue_map+0xdb/0x160 blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues+0x22b/0x560 nullb_update_nr_hw_queues+0x71/0xf0 [null_blk] nullb_device_poll_queues_store+0xa4/0x130 [null_blk] configfs_write_iter+0x109/0x1d0 vfs_write+0x26e/0x6f0 ksys_write+0x79/0x180 __x64_sys_write+0x1d/0x30 x64_sys_call+0x45c4/0x45f0 do_syscall_64+0xa5/0x240 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e Root cause is that numgrps is set to 0, and ZERO_SIZE_PTR is returned from kcalloc(), and later ZERO_SIZE_PTR will be deferenced. Fix the problem by checking numgrps first in group_cpus_evenly(), and return NULL directly if numgrps is zero. [yukuai3@huawei.com: also fix the non-SMP version]
- Published
- Jul 9, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 4th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-476
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Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel6.3 and later · before 6.6.96
- linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.36
- linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.15.5
- linux linux kernel6.16
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 6.3affected
- 6a6dcae8f486c3f3298d0767d34505121c7b0b81 and later · before 64a99eff8dcf1f951a544e6058341b2b19a8fdbdaffected · git
- 6a6dcae8f486c3f3298d0767d34505121c7b0b81 and later · before 29d39e0d5f16c060e32542b2cf351c09fd22b250affected · git
- 6a6dcae8f486c3f3298d0767d34505121c7b0b81 and later · before 911ef2e8a7de5b2bae8ff11fb0bd01f699e6db65affected · git
- 6a6dcae8f486c3f3298d0767d34505121c7b0b81 and later · before df831e97739405ecbaddb85516bc7d4d1c933d6baffected · git
- before 6.3not affected · semver
- 6.6.96 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
- 6.12.36 and later · up to and including 6.12.*not affected · semver
- 6.15.5 and later · up to and including 6.15.*not affected · semver
- 6.16 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.37-1 | 6.12.37-1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_5 | before 1-150700.15.3.1 | 1-150700.15.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_5 | before 1-150700.1.3.1 | 1-150700.1.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-64kb | before 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-default | before 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-default-base | before 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1.150700.17.13.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1.150700.17.13.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-source | before 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-zfcpdump | before 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-docs | before 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-obs-build | before 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-syms | before 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 |
| SUSE:Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-rt | before 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1 | 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1 |
| SUSE:Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-source-rt | before 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1 | 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1 |
| SUSE:Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-syms-rt | before 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1 | 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 29d39e0d5f16c060e32542b2cf351c09fd22b250 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 64a99eff8dcf1f951a544e6058341b2b19a8fdbd | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 911ef2e8a7de5b2bae8ff11fb0bd01f699e6db65 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | df831e97739405ecbaddb85516bc7d4d1c933d6b | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.12.37-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-64kb | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1.150700.17.13.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-docs | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_5 | 1-150700.15.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_5 | 1-150700.1.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-obs-build | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-rt | 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1 · SUSE:Real Time Module 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source-rt | 6.4.0-150700.7.19.1 · SUSE:Real Time Module 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-syms | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-zfcpdump | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer DereferenceCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/29d39e0d5f16c060e32542b2cf351c09fd22b250
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/64a99eff8dcf1f951a544e6058341b2b19a8fdbd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/911ef2e8a7de5b2bae8ff11fb0bd01f699e6db65
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/df831e97739405ecbaddb85516bc7d4d1c933d6b
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.