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CVE-2023-54007High confidence

vmci_host: fix a race condition in vmci_host_poll() causing GPF

Linux · Linux

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Needs assessment

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Patch available
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Ubuntu vendor package status

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Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gcp-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-hwe-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidia-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oem-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
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ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-205148

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What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vmci_host: fix a race condition in vmci_host_poll() causing GPF During fuzzing, a general protection fault is observed in vmci_host_poll(). general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000019: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x00000000000000c8-0x00000000000000cf] RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0xf3/0x5e00 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4926 <- omitting registers -> Call Trace: <TASK> lock_acquire+0x1a4/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5672 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xb3/0x100 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162 add_wait_queue+0x3d/0x260 kernel/sched/wait.c:22 poll_wait include/linux/poll.h:49 [inline] vmci_host_poll+0xf8/0x2b0 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c:174 vfs_poll include/linux/poll.h:88 [inline] do_pollfd fs/select.c:873 [inline] do_poll fs/select.c:921 [inline] do_sys_poll+0xc7c/0x1aa0 fs/select.c:1015 __do_sys_ppoll fs/select.c:1121 [inline] __se_sys_ppoll+0x2cc/0x330 fs/select.c:1101 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4e/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 Example thread interleaving that causes the general protection fault is as follows: CPU1 (vmci_host_poll) CPU2 (vmci_host_do_init_context) ----- ----- // Read uninitialized context context = vmci_host_dev->context; // Initialize context vmci_host_dev->context = vmci_ctx_create(); vmci_host_dev->ct_type = VMCIOBJ_CONTEXT; if (vmci_host_dev->ct_type == VMCIOBJ_CONTEXT) { // Dereferencing the wrong pointer poll_wait(..., &context->host_context); } In this scenario, vmci_host_poll() reads vmci_host_dev->context first, and then reads vmci_host_dev->ct_type to check that vmci_host_dev->context is initialized. However, since these two reads are not atomically executed, there is a chance of a race condition as described above. To fix this race condition, read vmci_host_dev->context after checking the value of vmci_host_dev->ct_type so that vmci_host_poll() always reads an initialized context.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vmci_host: fix a race condition in vmci_host_poll() causing GPF During fuzzing, a general protection fault is observed in vmci_host_poll(). general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000019: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x00000000000000c8-0x00000000000000cf] RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0xf3/0x5e00 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4926 <- omitting registers -> Call Trace: <TASK> lock_acquire+0x1a4/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5672 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xb3/0x100 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162 add_wait_queue+0x3d/0x260 kernel/sched/wait.c:22 poll_wait include/linux/poll.h:49 [inline] vmci_host_poll+0xf8/0x2b0 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c:174 vfs_poll include/linux/poll.h:88 [inline] do_pollfd fs/select.c:873 [inline] do_poll fs/select.c:921 [inline] do_sys_poll+0xc7c/0x1aa0 fs/select.c:1015 __do_sys_ppoll fs/select.c:1121 [inline] __se_sys_ppoll+0x2cc/0x330 fs/select.c:1101 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4e/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 Example thread interleaving that causes the general protection fault is as follows: CPU1 (vmci_host_poll) CPU2 (vmci_host_do_init_context) ----- ----- // Read uninitialized context context = vmci_host_dev->context; // Initialize context vmci_host_dev->context = vmci_ctx_create(); vmci_host_dev->ct_type = VMCIOBJ_CONTEXT; if (vmci_host_dev->ct_type == VMCIOBJ_CONTEXT) { // Dereferencing the wrong pointer poll_wait(..., &context->host_context); } In this scenario, vmci_host_poll() reads vmci_host_dev->context first, and then reads vmci_host_dev->ct_type to check that vmci_host_dev->context is initialized. However, since these two reads are not atomically executed, there is a chance of a race condition as described above. To fix this race condition, read vmci_host_dev->context after checking the value of vmci_host_dev->ct_type so that vmci_host_poll() always reads an initialized context.

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through the affected interface may attempt exploitation when the stated preconditions are met. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vmci_host: fix a race condition in vmci_host_poll() causing GPF During fuzzing, a general protection fault is observed in vmci_host_poll(). general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000019: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x00000000000000c8-0x00000000000000cf] RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0xf3/0x5e00 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4926 <- omitting registers -> Call Trace: <TASK> lock_acquire+0x1a4/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5672 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xb3/0x100 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162 add_wait_queue+0x3d/0x260 kernel/sched/wait.c:22 poll_wait include/linux/poll.h:49 [inline] vmci_host_poll+0xf8/0x2b0 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c:174 vfs_poll include/linux/poll.h:88 [inline] do_pollfd fs/select.c:873 [inline] do_poll fs/select.c:921 [inline] do_sys_poll+0xc7c/0x1aa0 fs/select.c:1015 __do_sys_ppoll fs/select.c:1121 [inline] __se_sys_ppoll+0x2cc/0x330 fs/select.c:1101 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4e/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 Example thread interleaving that causes the general protection fault is as follows: CPU1 (vmci_host_poll) CPU2 (vmci_host_do_init_context) ----- ----- // Read uninitialized context context = vmci_host_dev->context; // Initialize context vmci_host_dev->context = vmci_ctx_create(); vmci_host_dev->ct_type = VMCIOBJ_CONTEXT; if (vmci_host_dev->ct_type == VMCIOBJ_CONTEXT) { // Dereferencing the wrong pointer poll_wait(..., &context->host_context); } In this scenario, vmci_host_poll() reads vmci_host_dev->context first, and then reads vmci_host_dev->ct_type to check that vmci_host_dev->context is initialized. However, since these two reads are not atomically executed, there is a chance of a race condition as described above. To fix this race condition, read vmci_host_dev->context after checking the value of vmci_host_dev->ct_type so that vmci_host_poll() always reads an initialized context.

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through the affected interface may attempt exploitation when the stated preconditions are met. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

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Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
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No confirmed evidence

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Public PoC / exploit material
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None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
the affected interface → vulnerable operation → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Unspecified
Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Weakness
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CWE not yet assigned
CVSS vector
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Not available from the selected scoring authority.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
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A

Official authority intelligence

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BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-2920Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen, die möglicherweise zu einer Denial-of-Service- Bedingung führen oder eine Speicherbeschädigung verursachen können.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0225Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53996 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53997 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53997 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53998 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53998 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53999 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53999 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54000 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54000 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54001 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54001 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54003 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54003 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54005 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54005 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54006 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54006 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54007 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54007 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54008 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54008 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54009 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54009 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54010 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54010 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54013 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54013 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54014 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54014 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54015 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54015 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54016 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54017 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0170Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53863 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53866 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53866 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53990 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53990 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53991 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53991 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53992 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53992 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53996 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53996 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53998 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53998 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54001 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54001 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54003 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54003 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54007 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54007 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54009 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54009 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54010 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54010 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54012 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54012 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54013 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54013 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54014 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54014 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54015 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54015 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54018 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54018 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54019 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0108Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53996 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53997 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53997 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53998 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53998 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53999 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53999 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54000 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54000 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54001 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54001 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54003 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54003 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54005 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54005 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54006 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54006 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54007 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54007 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54008 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54008 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54009 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54009 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54010 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54010 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54014 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54014 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54015 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54015 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54016 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54017 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54017 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54018 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
8bf503991f87e32ea42a7bd69b79ba084fddc5d7 < 2053e93ac15519ed1f1fe6eba79a33a4963be4a3; 8bf503991f87e32ea42a7bd69b79ba084fddc5d7 < ca0f4ad2b7a36c799213ef0a213eb977a51e03dc; 8bf503991f87e32ea42a7bd69b79ba084fddc5d7 < 85b4aa4eb2e3a0da111fd0a1cdbf00f986ac6b6b; 8bf503991f87e32ea42a7bd69b79ba084fddc5d7 < 770d30b1355c6c8879973dd054fca9168def182c; 8bf503991f87e32ea42a7bd69b79ba084fddc5d7 < d22b2a35729cb1de311cb650cd67518a24e13fc9; 8bf503991f87e32ea42a7bd69b79ba084fddc5d7 < 67e35824f861a05b44b19d38e16a83f653bd9d92; 8bf503991f87e32ea42a7bd69b79ba084fddc5d7 < ab64bd32b9fac27ff4737d63711b9db5e5462448; 8bf503991f87e32ea42a7bd69b79ba084fddc5d7 < ae13381da5ff0e8e084c0323c3cc0a945e43e9c7
Fixed
< 3.9; 4.19.283 ≤ 4.19.*; 5.4.243 ≤ 5.4.*; 5.10.180 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.111 ≤ 5.15.*; 6.1.28 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.2.15 ≤ 6.2.*; 6.3.2 ≤ 6.3.*
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 24 Dec 2025 · Last source change 11 May 2026, 19:53 UTC · CWE not yet assigned

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceUnavailable
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-205148
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceUnavailable
NVD statusNVD not scheduled

Missing structured fields: CVSS base score, CWE classification. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

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CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
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NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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