In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: sf-pdma: Add multithread support for a DMA channel When we get a DMA channel and try to use it in multiple threads it will cause oops and hanging the system. % echo 64 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/threads_per_chan % echo 10000 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/iterations % echo 1 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/run [ 89.480664] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000a0 [ 89.488725] Oops [#1] [ 89.494708] CPU: 2 PID: 1008 Comm: dma0chan0-copy0 Not tainted 5.17.0-rc5 [ 89.509385] epc : vchan_find_desc+0x32/0x46 [ 89.513553] ra : sf_pdma_tx_status+0xca/0xd6 This happens because of data race. Each thread rewrite channels's descriptor as soon as device_prep_dma_memcpy() is called. It leads to the situation when the driver thinks that it uses right descriptor that actually is freed or substituted for other one. With current fixes a descriptor changes its value only when it has been used. A new descriptor is acquired from vc->desc_issued queue that is already filled with descriptors that are ready to be sent. Threads have no direct access to DMA channel descriptor. Now it is just possible to queue a descriptor for further processing.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-993149 advisory.

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    dmaengine: sf-pdma: Add multithread support for a DMA channel

    When we get a DMA channel and try to use it in multiple threads it     will cause oops and hanging the system.

    % echo 64 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/threads_per_chan     % echo 10000 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/iterations     % echo 1 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/run     [   89.480664] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual                    address 00000000000000a0     [   89.488725] Oops [#1]     [   89.494708] CPU: 2 PID: 1008 Comm: dma0chan0-copy0 Not tainted                    5.17.0-rc5     [   89.509385] epc : vchan_find_desc+0x32/0x46     [   89.513553]  ra : sf_pdma_tx_status+0xca/0xd6

    This happens because of data race. Each thread rewrite channels's     descriptor as soon as device_prep_dma_memcpy() is called. It leads to the     situation when the driver thinks that it uses right descriptor that     actually is freed or substituted for other one.

    With current fixes a descriptor changes its value only when it has     been used. A new descriptor is acquired from vc->desc_issued queue that     is already filled with descriptors that are ready to be sent. Threads     have no direct access to DMA channel descriptor. Now it is just possible     to queue a descriptor for further processing.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-992353 advisory.

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    dmaengine: sf-pdma: Add multithread support for a DMA channel

    When we get a DMA channel and try to use it in multiple threads it     will cause oops and hanging the system.

    % echo 64 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/threads_per_chan     % echo 10000 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/iterations     % echo 1 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/run     [   89.480664] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual                    address 00000000000000a0     [   89.488725] Oops [#1]     [   89.494708] CPU: 2 PID: 1008 Comm: dma0chan0-copy0 Not tainted                    5.17.0-rc5     [   89.509385] epc : vchan_find_desc+0x32/0x46     [   89.513553]  ra : sf_pdma_tx_status+0xca/0xd6

    This happens because of data race. Each thread rewrite channels's     descriptor as soon as device_prep_dma_memcpy() is called. It leads to the     situation when the driver thinks that it uses right descriptor that     actually is freed or substituted for other one.

    With current fixes a descriptor changes its value only when it has     been used. A new descriptor is acquired from vc->desc_issued queue that     is already filled with descriptors that are ready to be sent. Threads     have no direct access to DMA channel descriptor. Now it is just possible     to queue a descriptor for further processing.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: sf-pdma: Add multithread     support for a DMA channel When we get a DMA channel and try to use it in multiple threads it will cause     oops and hanging the system. % echo 64 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/threads_per_chan % echo 10000 >     /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/iterations % echo 1 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/run [ 89.480664]     Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000a0 [ 89.488725] Oops     [#1] [ 89.494708] CPU: 2 PID: 1008 Comm: dma0chan0-copy0 Not tainted 5.17.0-rc5 [ 89.509385] epc :
    vchan_find_desc+0x32/0x46 [ 89.513553] ra : sf_pdma_tx_status+0xca/0xd6 This happens because of data race.
    Each thread rewrite channels's descriptor as soon as device_prep_dma_memcpy() is called. It leads to the     situation when the driver thinks that it uses right descriptor that actually is freed or substituted for     other one. With current fixes a descriptor changes its value only when it has been used. A new descriptor     is acquired from vc->desc_issued queue that is already filled with descriptors that are ready to be sent.
    Threads have no direct access to DMA channel descriptor. Now it is just possible to queue a descriptor for     further processing. (CVE-2022-50145)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:02537-1 advisory.

    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.


    The following security bugs were fixed:

    - CVE-2021-47557: net/sched: sch_ets: do not peek at classes beyond 'nbands' (bsc#1207361 bsc#1225468).
    - CVE-2021-47595: net/sched: sch_ets: do not remove idle classes from the round-robin list (bsc#1207361     bsc#1226552).
    - CVE-2023-52924: netfilter: nf_tables: do not skip expired elements during walk (bsc#1236821).
    - CVE-2023-52925: netfilter: nf_tables: do not fail inserts if duplicate has expired (bsc#1236822).
    - CVE-2024-26808: netfilter: nft_chain_filter: handle NETDEV_UNREGISTER for inet/ingress basechain     (bsc#1222634).
    - CVE-2024-26924: scsi: lpfc: Release hbalock before calling lpfc_worker_wake_up() (bsc#1225820).
    - CVE-2024-27397: kabi: place tstamp needed for nftables set in a hole (bsc#1224095).
    - CVE-2024-36978: net: sched: sch_multiq: fix possible OOB write in multiq_tune() (bsc#1226514).
    - CVE-2024-46800: sch/netem: fix use after free in netem_dequeue (bsc#1230827).
    - CVE-2024-53057: net/sched: stop qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog on TC_H_ROOT (bsc#1233551).
    - CVE-2024-53125: bpf: sync_linked_regs() must preserve subreg_def (bsc#1234156).
    - CVE-2024-53141: netfilter: ipset: add missing range check in bitmap_ip_uadt (bsc#1234381).
    - CVE-2024-56770: sch/netem: fix use after free in netem_dequeue (bsc#1235637).
    - CVE-2024-57947: netfilter: nf_set_pipapo: fix initial map fill (bsc#1236333).
    - CVE-2025-21700: net: sched: Disallow replacing of child qdisc from one parent to another (bsc#1237159).
    - CVE-2025-21702: pfifo_tail_enqueue: Drop new packet when sch->limit == 0 (bsc#1237312).
    - CVE-2025-21703: netem: Update sch->q.qlen before qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() (bsc#1237313).
    - CVE-2025-21756: vsock: Orphan socket after transport release (bsc#1238876).
    - CVE-2025-23141: KVM: x86: Acquire SRCU in KVM_GET_MP_STATE to protect guest memory accesses     (bsc#1242782).
    - CVE-2025-37752: net_sched: sch_sfq: move the limit validation (bsc#1242504).
    - CVE-2025-37797: net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class handling (bsc#1242417).
    - CVE-2025-37823: net_sched: hfsc: Fix a potential UAF in hfsc_dequeue() too (bsc#1242924).
    - CVE-2025-37890: net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class with netem as child qdisc     (bsc#1243330).
    - CVE-2025-37997: netfilter: ipset: fix region locking in hash types (bsc#1243832).
    - CVE-2025-38000: sch_hfsc: Fix qlen accounting bug when using peek in hfsc_enqueue() (bsc#1244277).
    - CVE-2025-38001: net_sched: hfsc: Address reentrant enqueue adding class to eltree twice (bsc#1244234).
    - CVE-2025-38014: dmaengine: idxd: Refactor remove call with idxd_cleanup() helper (bsc#1244732).
    - CVE-2025-38083: net_sched: prio: fix a race in prio_tune() (bsc#1245183).


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:02264-1 advisory.

    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 kernel was updated to receive various security bugfixes.


    The following security bugs were fixed:

    - CVE-2021-47557: net/sched: sch_ets: do not peek at classes beyond 'nbands' (bsc#1207361 bsc#1225468).
    - CVE-2021-47595: net/sched: sch_ets: do not remove idle classes from the round-robin list (bsc#1207361     bsc#1226552).
    - CVE-2023-52924: netfilter: nf_tables: do not skip expired elements during walk (bsc#1236821).
    - CVE-2023-52925: netfilter: nf_tables: do not fail inserts if duplicate has expired (bsc#1236822).
    - CVE-2024-26808: netfilter: nft_chain_filter: handle NETDEV_UNREGISTER for inet/ingress basechain     (bsc#1222634).
    - CVE-2024-26924: scsi: lpfc: Release hbalock before calling lpfc_worker_wake_up() (bsc#1225820).
    - CVE-2024-27397: kabi: place tstamp needed for nftables set in a hole (bsc#1224095).
    - CVE-2024-36978: net: sched: sch_multiq: fix possible OOB write in multiq_tune() (bsc#1226514).
    - CVE-2024-46800: sch/netem: fix use after free in netem_dequeue (bsc#1230827).
    - CVE-2024-53125: bpf: sync_linked_regs() must preserve subreg_def (bsc#1234156).
    - CVE-2024-53141: netfilter: ipset: add missing range check in bitmap_ip_uadt (bsc#1234381).
    - CVE-2024-53197: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix potential out-of-bound accesses for Extigy and Mbox devices     (bsc#1235464).
    - CVE-2024-56770: sch/netem: fix use after free in netem_dequeue (bsc#1235637).
    - CVE-2025-21700: net: sched: Disallow replacing of child qdisc from one parent to another (bsc#1237159).
    - CVE-2025-21702: pfifo_tail_enqueue: Drop new packet when sch->limit == 0 (bsc#1237312).
    - CVE-2025-21703: netem: Update sch->q.qlen before qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() (bsc#1237313).
    - CVE-2025-21756: vsock: Orphan socket after transport release (bsc#1238876).
    - CVE-2025-23141: KVM: x86: Acquire SRCU in KVM_GET_MP_STATE to protect guest memory accesses     (bsc#1242782).
    - CVE-2025-37752: net_sched: sch_sfq: move the limit validation (bsc#1242504).
    - CVE-2025-37823: net_sched: hfsc: Fix a potential UAF in hfsc_dequeue() too (bsc#1242924).
    - CVE-2025-37890: net_sched: hfsc: Fix a UAF vulnerability in class with netem as child qdisc     (bsc#1243330).
    - CVE-2025-37997: netfilter: ipset: fix region locking in hash types (bsc#1243832).
    - CVE-2025-38000: sch_hfsc: Fix qlen accounting bug when using peek in hfsc_enqueue() (bsc#1244277).
    - CVE-2025-38001: net_sched: hfsc: Address reentrant enqueue adding class to eltree twice (bsc#1244234).
    - CVE-2025-38014: dmaengine: idxd: Refactor remove call with idxd_cleanup() helper (bsc#1244732).
    - CVE-2025-38060: bpf: abort verification if env->cur_state->loop_entry != NULL (bsc#1245155).
    - CVE-2025-38083: net_sched: prio: fix a race in prio_tune() (bsc#1245183).


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
280943	Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-993149)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
280449	Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-992353)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
246971	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50145	Nessus	Misc.	medium
242951	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:02537-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
241963	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:02264-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high

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