Bug 2429617 (CVE-2025-71102) - CVE-2025-71102 kernel: scs: fix a wrong parameter in __scs_magic
Summary: CVE-2025-71102 kernel: scs: fix a wrong parameter in __scs_magic
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-71102
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-01-14 16:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-01-15 10:19 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-01-14 16:05:00 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scs: fix a wrong parameter in __scs_magic

__scs_magic() needs a 'void *' variable, but a 'struct task_struct *' is
given.  'task_scs(tsk)' is the starting address of the task's shadow call
stack, and '__scs_magic(task_scs(tsk))' is the end address of the task's
shadow call stack.  Here should be '__scs_magic(task_scs(tsk))'.

The user-visible effect of this bug is that when CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
is enabled, the shadow call stack usage checking function
(scs_check_usage) would scan an incorrect memory range.  This could lead

1. **Inaccurate stack usage reporting**: The function would calculate
   wrong usage statistics for the shadow call stack, potentially showing
   incorrect value in kmsg.

2. **Potential kernel crash**: If the value of __scs_magic(tsk)is
   greater than that of __scs_magic(task_scs(tsk)), the for loop may
   access unmapped memory, potentially causing a kernel panic.  However,
   this scenario is unlikely because task_struct is allocated via the slab
   allocator (which typically returns lower addresses), while the shadow
   call stack returned by task_scs(tsk) is allocated via vmalloc(which
   typically returns higher addresses).

However, since this is purely a debugging feature
(CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE), normal production systems should be not
unaffected.  The bug only impacts developers and testers who are actively
debugging stack usage with this configuration enabled.


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