2025-10-01 07:42:47
Linux
PUBLISHED
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net_sched: gen_estimator: fix est_timer() vs CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT=y
syzbot reported a WARNING in est_timer() [1]
Problem here is that with CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT=y, timer callbacks
can be preempted.
Adopt preempt_disable_nested()/preempt_enable_nested() to fix this.
[1]
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 16 at ./include/linux/seqlock.h:221 __seqprop_assert include/linux/seqlock.h:221 [inline]
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 16 at ./include/linux/seqlock.h:221 est_timer+0x6dc/0x9f0 net/core/gen_estimator.c:93
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 16 Comm: ktimers/0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)}
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
RIP: 0010:__seqprop_assert include/linux/seqlock.h:221 [inline]
RIP: 0010:est_timer+0x6dc/0x9f0 net/core/gen_estimator.c:93
Call Trace: