LoongArch: Return NULL from huge_pte_offset() for invalid PMD
CVE-2025-37818 is fixed in 36 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37818, released May 8, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: Return NULL from huge_pte_offset() for invalid PMD LoongArch's huge_pte_offset() currently returns a pointer to a PMD slot even if the underlying entry points to invalid_pte_table (indicating no mapping). Callers like smaps_hugetlb_range() fetch this invalid entry value (the address of invalid_pte_table) via this pointer. The generic is_swap_pte() check then incorrectly identifies this address as a swap entry on LoongArch, because it satisfies the "!pte_present() && !pte_none()" conditions. This misinterpretation, combined with a coincidental match by is_migration_entry() on the address bits, leads to kernel crashes in pfn_swap_entry_to_page(). Fix this at the architecture level by modifying huge_pte_offset() to check the PMD entry's content using pmd_none() before returning. If the entry is invalid (i.e., it points to invalid_pte_table), return NULL instead of the pointer to the slot.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| kernel-uek · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | ELSA-2025-20480 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.137-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37818 | May 8, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.27-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37818 | May 8, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.12.27-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37818 | May 8, 2025 |
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