CVE-2025-38396

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This replaces the current\npattern of calling alloc_anon_inode() followed by\ninode_init_security_anon() for creating security context manually.\n\nThis change also fixes a security regression in secretmem where the\nS_PRIVATE flag was not cleared after alloc_anon_inode(), causing\nLSM/SELinux checks to be bypassed for secretmem file descriptors.\n\nAs guest_memfd currently resides in the KVM module, we need to export this\nsymbol for use outside the core kernel. In the future, guest_memfd might be\nmoved to core-mm, at which point the symbols no longer would have to be\nexported. When/if that happens is still unclear."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: fs: exportar anon_inode_make_secure_inode() y corregir la omisi\u00f3n de LSM de secretmem Exportar anon_inode_make_secure_inode() para permitir que KVM guest_memfd cree inodos an\u00f3nimos con el contexto de seguridad adecuado. Esto reemplaza el patr\u00f3n actual de llamar a alloc_anon_inode() seguido de inode_init_security_anon() para crear el contexto de seguridad manualmente. Este cambio tambi\u00e9n corrige una regresi\u00f3n de seguridad en secretmem donde el indicador S_PRIVATE no se borr\u00f3 despu\u00e9s de alloc_anon_inode(), lo que provoc\u00f3 que se omitieran las comprobaciones de LSM/SELinux para los descriptores de archivos de secretmem. Como guest_memfd reside actualmente en el m\u00f3dulo KVM, necesitamos exportar este s\u00edmbolo para su uso fuera del n\u00facleo del kernel. En el futuro, guest_memfd podr\u00eda moverse a core-mm, en cuyo punto los s\u00edmbolos ya no tendr\u00edan que exportarse. Cu\u00e1ndo/si eso sucede a\u00fan no est\u00e1 claro."}], "lastModified": "2025-12-23T19:36:33.210", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "4F0340C7-B3B7-4007-B73C-E0A1C597D4EA", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.146", "versionStartIncluding": "6.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "EB1BB991-B903-4718-966C-07C803CBEABC", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.97", "versionStartIncluding": "6.2"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "6B4159AA-C70D-4DE5-9EE2-8F2728F13C5D", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.37", "versionStartIncluding": "6.7"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "6E0BB4E0-44BC-4645-83A8-6EA232CE624C", "versionEndExcluding": "6.15.6", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "6D4894DB-CCFE-4602-B1BF-3960B2E19A01"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "09709862-E348-4378-8632-5A7813EDDC86"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "415BF58A-8197-43F5-B3D7-D1D63057A26E"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "A0517869-312D-4429-80C2-561086E1421C"}], "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "FA6FEEC2-9F11-4643-8827-749718254FED"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}