In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: swap: check for stable address space before operating on the VMA It is possible to hit a zero entry while traversing the vmas in unuse_mm() called from swapoff path and accessing it causes the OOPS: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000446--> Loading the memory from offset 0x40 on the XA_ZERO_ENTRY as address. Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000005 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault The issue is manifested from the below race between the fork() on a process and swapoff: fork(dup_mmap()) swapoff(unuse_mm) --------------- ----------------- 1) Identical mtree is built using __mt_dup(). 2) copy_pte_range()--> copy_nonpresent_pte(): The dst mm is added into the mmlist to be visible to the swapoff operation. 3) Fatal signal is sent to the parent process(which is the current during the fork) thus skip the duplication of the vmas and mark the vma range with XA_ZERO_ENTRY as a marker for this process that helps during exit_mmap(). 4) swapoff is tried on the 'mm' added to the 'mmlist' as part of the 2. 5) unuse_mm(), that iterates through the vma's of this 'mm' will hit the non-NULL zero entry and operating on this zero entry as a vma is resulting into the oops. The proper fix would be around not exposing this partially-valid tree to others when droping the mmap lock, which is being solved with [1]. A simpler solution would be checking for MMF_UNSTABLE, as it is set if mm_struct is not fully initialized in dup_mmap(). Thanks to Liam/Lorenzo/David for all the suggestions in fixing this issue.

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2025-20091-1 advisory.

    The SUSE Linux Enterprise 16.0 kernel was updated to fix various security issues

    The following security issues were fixed:

    - CVE-2025-21816: hrtimers: Force migrate away hrtimers queued after (bsc#1238472).
    - CVE-2025-38653: proc: use the same treatment to check proc_lseek as ones for proc_read_iter et.al     (bsc#1248630).
    - CVE-2025-38718: sctp: linearize cloned gso packets in sctp_rcv (bsc#1249161).
    - CVE-2025-39676: scsi: qla4xxx: Prevent a potential error pointer dereference (bsc#1249302).
    - CVE-2025-39702: ipv6: sr: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time (bsc#1249317).
    - CVE-2025-39756: fs: Prevent file descriptor table allocations exceeding INT_MAX (bsc#1249512).
    - CVE-2025-39779: btrfs: subpage: keep TOWRITE tag until folio is cleaned (bsc#1249495).
    - CVE-2025-39812: sctp: initialize more fields in sctp_v6_from_sk() (bsc#1250202).
    - CVE-2025-39866: fs: writeback: fix use-after-free in __mark_inode_dirty() (bsc#1250455).
    - CVE-2025-39876: net: fec: Fix possible NPD in fec_enet_phy_reset_after_clk_enable() (bsc#1250400).
    - CVE-2025-39881: kernfs: Fix UAF in polling when open file is released (bsc#1250379).
    - CVE-2025-39895: sched: Fix sched_numa_find_nth_cpu() if mask offline (bsc#1250721).
    - CVE-2025-39903: of_numa: fix uninitialized memory nodes causing kernel panic (bsc#1250749).
    - CVE-2025-39911: i40e: fix IRQ freeing in i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix error path (bsc#1250704).
    - CVE-2025-39947: net/mlx5e: Harden uplink netdev access against device unbind (bsc#1251232).
    - CVE-2025-39948: ice: fix Rx page leak on multi-buffer frames (bsc#1251233).
    - CVE-2025-39949: qed: Don't collect too many protection override GRC elements (bsc#1251177).
    - CVE-2025-39950: net/tcp: Fix a NULL pointer dereference when using TCP-AO with TCP_REPAIR (bsc#1251176).
    - CVE-2025-39955: tcp: Clear tcp_sk(sk)->fastopen_rsk in tcp_disconnect() (bsc#1251804).
    - CVE-2025-39956: igc: don't fail igc_probe() on LED setup error (bsc#1251809).
    - CVE-2025-39963: io_uring: fix incorrect io_kiocb reference in io_link_skb (bsc#1251819).
    - CVE-2025-39968: i40e: add max boundary check for VF filters (bsc#1252047).
    - CVE-2025-39969: i40e: fix validation of VF state in get resources (bsc#1252044).
    - CVE-2025-39970: i40e: fix input validation logic for action_meta (bsc#1252051).
    - CVE-2025-39971: i40e: fix idx validation in config queues msg (bsc#1252052).
    - CVE-2025-39972: i40e: fix idx validation in i40e_validate_queue_map (bsc#1252039).
    - CVE-2025-39973: i40e: add validation for ring_len param (bsc#1252035).
    - CVE-2025-39978: octeontx2-pf: Fix potential use after free in otx2_tc_add_flow() (bsc#1252069).
    - CVE-2025-39979: net/mlx5: fs, add API for sharing HWS action by refcount (bsc#1252067).
    - CVE-2025-39984: net: tun: Update napi->skb after XDP process (bsc#1252081).
    - CVE-2025-39992: mm: swap: check for stable address space before operating on the VMA (bsc#1252076).
    - CVE-2025-40000: wifi: rtw89: fix use-after-free in rtw89_core_tx_kick_off_and_wait() (bsc#1252062).
    - CVE-2025-40005: spi: cadence-quadspi: Implement refcount to handle unbind during busy (bsc#1252349).
    - CVE-2025-40012: net/smc: fix warning in smc_rx_splice() when calling get_page() (bsc#1252330).
    - CVE-2025-40018: ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup (bsc#1252688).
    - CVE-2025-40040: mm/ksm: fix flag-dropping behavior in ksm_madvise (bsc#1252780).
    - CVE-2025-40051: vhost: vringh: Modify the return value check (bsc#1252858).
    - CVE-2025-40056: vhost: vringh: Fix copy_to_iter return value check (bsc#1252826).
    - CVE-2025-40060: coresight: trbe: Return NULL pointer for allocation failures (bsc#1252848).
    - CVE-2025-40078: bpf: Explicitly check accesses to bpf_sock_addr (bsc#1252789).
    - CVE-2025-40080: nbd: restrict sockets to TCP and UDP (bsc#1252774).
    - CVE-2025-40100: btrfs: do not assert we found block group item when creating free space tree     (bsc#1252918).

    The following non security issues were fixed:

    - add bug reference to existing hv_netvsc change (bsc#1252265)
    - amd-pstate-ut: Reset amd-pstate driver mode after running selftests (bsc#1249226).
    - cgroup/cpuset: Remove remote_partition_check() & make update_cpumasks_hier() handle remote partition     (bsc#1241166).
    - cpuset: Use new excpus for nocpu error check when enabling root partition (bsc#1241166).
    - cpuset: fix failure to enable isolated partition when containing isolcpus (bsc#1241166).
    - doc/README.SUSE: Correct the character used for TAINT_NO_SUPPORT       The character was previously 'N', but upstream used it for TAINT_TEST,       which prompted the change of TAINT_NO_SUPPORT to 'n'.
    - dpll: zl3073x: Add firmware loading functionality (bsc#1252253).
    - dpll: zl3073x: Add functions to access hardware registers (bsc#1252253).
    - dpll: zl3073x: Add low-level flash functions (bsc#1252253).
    - dpll: zl3073x: Add support to get fractional frequency offset (bsc#1252253).
    - dpll: zl3073x: Add support to get phase offset on connected input pin (bsc#1252253).
    - dpll: zl3073x: Add support to get/set esync on pins (bsc#1252253).
    - dpll: zl3073x: Fix double free in zl3073x_devlink_flash_update() (bsc#1252253).
    - dpll: zl3073x: Handle missing or corrupted flash configuration (bsc#1252253).
    - dpll: zl3073x: Implement devlink flash callback (bsc#1252253).
    - dpll: zl3073x: Increase maximum size of flash utility (bsc#1252253).
    - dpll: zl3073x: Refactor DPLL initialization (bsc#1252253).
    - drm/amd/pm: fix smu table id bound check issue in smu_cmn_update_table() (git-fixes).
    - drm/xe/guc: Prepare GuC register list and update ADS size for error capture (stable-fixes).
    - ixgbe: handle IXGBE_VF_FEATURES_NEGOTIATE mbox cmd (bsc#1247222).
    - ixgbe: handle IXGBE_VF_GET_PF_LINK_STATE mailbox operation (bsc#1247222).
    - ixgbevf: fix getting link speed data for E610 devices (bsc#1247222).
    - ixgbevf: fix mailbox API compatibility by negotiating supported features (bsc#1247222).
    - kbuild/modfinal: Link livepatches with module-common.o (bsc#1218644, bsc#1252270).
    - kdb: Replace deprecated strcpy() with memmove() in vkdb_printf() (bsc#1252939).
    - kernel-subpackage-spec: Do not doubly-sign modules (bsc#1251930).
    - nvme-auth: update sc_c in host response (git-fixes bsc#1249397).
    - perf hwmon_pmu: Fix uninitialized variable warning (perf-sle16-v6.13-userspace-update, git-fixes).
    - phy: cadence: cdns-dphy: Update calibration wait time for startup state machine (git-fixes).
    - powerpc/fadump: skip parameter area allocation when fadump is disabled (jsc#PED-9891 git-fixes).
    - proc: fix missing pde_set_flags() for net proc files (bsc#1248630)
    - proc: fix type confusion in pde_set_flags() (bsc#1248630)
    - rpm/check-for-config-changes: ignore CONFIG_SCHED_PROXY_EXEC, too (bsc#1250946)
    - scsi: storvsc: Prefer returning channel with the same CPU as on the I/O issuing CPU (bsc#1252267).
    - x86/microcode/AMD: Limit Entrysign signature checking to known generations (bsc#1252725).
    - x86/resctrl: Fix miscount of bandwidth event when reactivating previously unavailable RMID     (bsc#1252734).
    - x86/resctrl: Refactor resctrl_arch_rmid_read() (bsc#1252734).
    - x86/virt/tdx: Mark memory cache state incoherent when making SEAMCALL (jsc#PED-348).

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.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-1254 advisory.

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

    io_uring/kbuf: always use READ_ONCE() to read ring provided buffer lengths (CVE-2025-39816)

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

    crypto: af_alg - Set merge to zero early in af_alg_sendmsg (CVE-2025-39931)

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

    dm-stripe: fix a possible integer overflow (CVE-2025-39940)

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

    tls: make sure to abort the stream if headers are bogus (CVE-2025-39946)

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

    net/mlx5e: Harden uplink netdev access against device unbind (CVE-2025-39947)

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

    cgroup: split cgroup_destroy_wq into 3 workqueues (CVE-2025-39953)

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

    tcp: Clear tcp_sk(sk)->fastopen_rsk in tcp_disconnect(). (CVE-2025-39955)

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

    igc: don't fail igc_probe() on LED setup error (CVE-2025-39956)

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

    iommu/amd/pgtbl: Fix possible race while increase page table level (CVE-2025-39961)

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

    io_uring: fix incorrect io_kiocb reference in io_link_skb (CVE-2025-39963)

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

    crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg (CVE-2025-39964)

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

    xfrm: xfrm_alloc_spi shouldn't use 0 as SPI (CVE-2025-39965)

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

    mm: swap: check for stable address space before operating on the VMA (CVE-2025-39992)

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

    scsi: target: target_core_configfs: Add length check to avoid buffer overflow (CVE-2025-39998)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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 Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - mm: swap: check for stable address space before operating on the VMA It is possible to hit a zero entry     while traversing the vmas in unuse_mm() called from swapoff path and accessing it causes the OOPS: Unable     to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000446--> Loading the memory from     offset 0x40 on the XA_ZERO_ENTRY as address. Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000005 EC = 0x25: DABT     (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault The     issue is manifested from the below race between the fork() on a process and swapoff: fork(dup_mmap())     swapoff(unuse_mm) --------------- ----------------- 1) Identical mtree is built using __mt_dup(). 2)     copy_pte_range()--> copy_nonpresent_pte(): The dst mm is added into the mmlist to be visible to the     swapoff operation. 3) Fatal signal is sent to the parent process(which is the current during the fork)     thus skip the duplication of the vmas and mark the vma range with XA_ZERO_ENTRY as a marker for this     process that helps during exit_mmap(). 4) swapoff is tried on the 'mm' added to the 'mmlist' as part of     the 2. 5) unuse_mm(), that iterates through the vma's of this 'mm' will hit the non-NULL zero entry and     operating on this zero entry as a vma is resulting into the oops. The proper fix would be around not     exposing this partially-valid tree to others when droping the mmap lock, which is being solved with [1]. A     simpler solution would be checking for MMF_UNSTABLE, as it is set if mm_struct is not fully initialized in     dup_mmap(). Thanks to Liam/Lorenzo/David for all the suggestions in fixing this issue. (CVE-2025-39992)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
277016	openSUSE 16 Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2025-20091-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
271737	Amazon Linux 2023 : bpftool6.12, kernel6.12, kernel6.12-devel (ALAS2023-2025-1254)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
271534	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-39992	Nessus	Misc.	medium

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