{"id":"CVE-2025-38569","summary":"benet: fix BUG when creating VFs","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbenet: fix BUG when creating VFs\n\nbenet crashes as soon as SRIOV VFs are created:\n\n kernel BUG at mm/vmalloc.c:3457!\n Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI\n CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 7408 Comm: test.sh Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.16.0+ #1 PREEMPT(voluntary)\n [...]\n RIP: 0010:vunmap+0x5f/0x70\n [...]\n Call Trace:\n  \u003cTASK\u003e\n  __iommu_dma_free+0xe8/0x1c0\n  be_cmd_set_mac_list+0x3fe/0x640 [be2net]\n  be_cmd_set_mac+0xaf/0x110 [be2net]\n  be_vf_eth_addr_config+0x19f/0x330 [be2net]\n  be_vf_setup+0x4f7/0x990 [be2net]\n  be_pci_sriov_configure+0x3a1/0x470 [be2net]\n  sriov_numvfs_store+0x20b/0x380\n  kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x354/0x530\n  vfs_write+0x9b9/0xf60\n  ksys_write+0xf3/0x1d0\n  do_syscall_64+0x8c/0x3d0\n\nbe_cmd_set_mac_list() calls dma_free_coherent() under a spin_lock_bh.\nFix it by freeing only after the lock has been released.","modified":"2026-04-16T00:00:34.887666077Z","published":"2025-08-19T17:02:49.987Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2026:20555-1","SUSE-SU-2026:20599-1","SUSE-SU-2026:20615-1","openSUSE-SU-2026:20287-1"],"database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"Linux","osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38569.json"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ddfe8b127ef1149fddccb79db6e6eaba7738e7d"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3697e37e012bbd2bb5a5b467689811ba097b2eff"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46d44a23a3723a89deeb65b13cddb17f8d9f2700"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a40f8af2ba1b9bdf46e2db10e8c9710538fbc63"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/975e73b9102d844a3dc3f091ad631c56145c8b4c"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c377ba2be9430d165a98e4b782902ed630bc7546"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5dc09ee5d74277bc47193fe28ce8703e229331b"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4e4e0c4bc4d799d6fa39055acdbc3af066cd13e"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f80b34ebc579216407b128e9d155bfcae875c30f"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38569.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38569"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"797bb9439c0489bbea4b8808297ec7a569098667"},{"fixed":"3697e37e012bbd2bb5a5b467689811ba097b2eff"}]},{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"7cfae8627511361f90a1a22dfae556c3fbc5bd8d"},{"fixed":"975e73b9102d844a3dc3f091ad631c56145c8b4c"}]},{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"671aaa17bd3153e25526934f92307169ce927b5e"},{"fixed":"f80b34ebc579216407b128e9d155bfcae875c30f"}]},{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"4393452e6c0c027971ec9bcc9557f52e63db3f0a"},{"fixed":"46d44a23a3723a89deeb65b13cddb17f8d9f2700"}]},{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"41d731e7920387ea13e2fb440a1e235686faeeb9"},{"fixed":"c377ba2be9430d165a98e4b782902ed630bc7546"}]},{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"fd1ef3b1bdd3fec683ebd19eb3acc6a2cb60b5c6"},{"fixed":"0ddfe8b127ef1149fddccb79db6e6eaba7738e7d"}]},{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"1a82d19ca2d6835904ee71e2d40fd331098f94a0"},{"fixed":"d5dc09ee5d74277bc47193fe28ce8703e229331b"},{"fixed":"f4e4e0c4bc4d799d6fa39055acdbc3af066cd13e"},{"fixed":"5a40f8af2ba1b9bdf46e2db10e8c9710538fbc63"}]},{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"227a829c9067bf03b1967e7e0b1a6777fd57edef"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-38569.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}