riscv: Fix kernel crash due to PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL
When userspace does PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL, but Supm extension is not
available, the kernel crashes:
Oops - illegal instruction [#1]
[snip]
epc : set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x112/0x15a
ra : set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x74/0x15a
epc : ffffffff80011ace ra : ffffffff80011a30 sp : ffffffc60039be10
[snip]
status: 0000000200000120 badaddr: 0000000010a79073 cause: 0000000000000002
set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x112/0x15a
__riscv_sys_prctl+0x352/0x73c
do_trap_ecall_u+0x17c/0x20c
andle_exception+0x150/0x15c
Fix it by checking if Supm is available.
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| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-15861 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: Fix kernel crash due to PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL When userspace does PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL, but Supm extension is not available, the kernel crashes: Oops - illegal instruction [#1] [snip] epc : set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x112/0x15a ra : set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x74/0x15a epc : ffffffff80011ace ra : ffffffff80011a30 sp : ffffffc60039be10 [snip] status: 0000000200000120 badaddr: 0000000010a79073 cause: 0000000000000002 set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x112/0x15a __riscv_sys_prctl+0x352/0x73c do_trap_ecall_u+0x17c/0x20c andle_exception+0x150/0x15c Fix it by checking if Supm is available. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7699-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7699-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7721-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-668 |
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-668 NVD-CWE-noinfo |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Thu, 22 May 2025 02:45:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Tue, 20 May 2025 17:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: Fix kernel crash due to PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL When userspace does PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL, but Supm extension is not available, the kernel crashes: Oops - illegal instruction [#1] [snip] epc : set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x112/0x15a ra : set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x74/0x15a epc : ffffffff80011ace ra : ffffffff80011a30 sp : ffffffc60039be10 [snip] status: 0000000200000120 badaddr: 0000000010a79073 cause: 0000000000000002 set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x112/0x15a __riscv_sys_prctl+0x352/0x73c do_trap_ecall_u+0x17c/0x20c andle_exception+0x150/0x15c Fix it by checking if Supm is available. | |
| Title | riscv: Fix kernel crash due to PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T21:18:41.061Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:23.974Z
Link: CVE-2025-37966
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-05-20T17:15:47.020
Modified: 2026-03-17T15:55:15.367
Link: CVE-2025-37966
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Updated: 2025-06-24T09:44:23Z
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