CVE-2025-38345

When early termination occurs due to malicious ACPI table, Linux kernel terminates ACPI function and continues to boot process. While kernel terminates ACPI function, kmemcachedestroy() reports Acpi-Operand cache leak.

Boot log of ACPI operand cache leak is as follows:

[ 0.585957] ACPI: Added OSI(Module Device) [ 0.587218] ACPI: Added _OSI(Processor Device) [ 0.588530] ACPI: Added _OSI(3.0 _SCP Extensions) [ 0.589790] ACPI: Added _OSI(Processor Aggregator Device) [ 0.591534] ACPI Error: Illegal I/O port address/length above 64K: C806E00000004002/0x2 (20170303/hwvalid-155) [ 0.594351] ACPI Exception: AELIMIT, Unable to initialize fixed events (20170303/evevent-88) [ 0.597858] ACPI: Unable to start the ACPI Interpreter [ 0.599162] ACPI Error: Could not remove SCI handler (20170303/evmisc-281) [ 0.601836] kmemcachedestroy Acpi-Operand: Slab cache still has objects [ 0.603556] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 4.12.0-rc5 #26 [ 0.605159] Hardware name: innotek gmbh virtualbox/virtualbox, BIOS virtualbox 12/01/2006 [ 0.609177] Call Trace: [ 0.610063] ? dumpstack+0x5c/0x81 [ 0.611118] ? kmemcachedestroy+0x1aa/0x1c0 [ 0.612632] ? acpisleepprocinit+0x27/0x27 [ 0.613906] ? acpiosdeletecache+0xa/0x10 [ 0.617986] ? acpiutdeletecaches+0x3f/0x7b [ 0.619293] ? acpiterminate+0xa/0x14 [ 0.620394] ? acpiinit+0x2af/0x34f [ 0.621616] ? _classcreate+0x4c/0x80 [ 0.623412] ? videosetup+0x7f/0x7f [ 0.624585] ? acpisleepprocinit+0x27/0x27 [ 0.625861] ? dooneinitcall+0x4e/0x1a0 [ 0.627513] ? kernelinitfreeable+0x19e/0x21f [ 0.628972] ? restinit+0x80/0x80 [ 0.630043] ? kernelinit+0xa/0x100 [ 0.631084] ? retfromfork+0x25/0x30 [ 0.633343] vgaarb: loaded [ 0.635036] EDAC MC: Ver: 3.0.0 [ 0.638601] PCI: Probing PCI hardware [ 0.639833] PCI host bridge to bus 0000:00 [ 0.641031] pci_bus 0000:00: root bus resource [io 0x0000-0xffff] ... Continue to boot and log is omitted ...

I analyzed this memory leak in detail and found acpidsobjstackpopand delete() function miscalculated the top of the stack. acpidsobjstackpush() function uses walkstate->operandindex for start position of the top, but acpidsobjstackpopanddelete() function considers index 0 for it. Therefore, this causes acpi operand memory leak.

This cache leak causes a security threat because an old kernel (<= 4.9) shows memory locations of kernel functions in stack dump. Some malicious users could use this information to neutralize kernel ASLR.

I made a patch to fix ACPI operand cache leak.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.10.46-4

5.10.46-5

5.10.70-1~bpo10+1

5.10.70-1

5.10.84-1

5.10.92-1~bpo10+1

5.10.92-1

5.10.92-2

5.10.103-1~bpo10+1

5.10.103-1

5.10.106-1

5.10.113-1

5.10.120-1~bpo10+1

5.10.120-1

5.10.127-1

5.10.127-2~bpo10+1

5.10.127-2

5.10.136-1

5.10.140-1

5.10.148-1

5.10.149-1

5.10.149-2

5.10.158-1

5.10.158-2

5.10.162-1

5.10.178-1

5.10.178-2

5.10.178-3

5.10.179-1

5.10.179-2

5.10.179-3

5.10.179-4

5.10.179-5

5.10.191-1

5.10.197-1

5.10.205-1

5.10.205-2

5.10.209-1

5.10.209-2

5.10.216-1

5.10.218-1

5.10.221-1

5.10.223-1

5.10.226-1

5.10.234-1

5.10.237-1

5.13.9-1~exp1

5.13.9-1~exp2

5.13.12-1~exp1

5.14-1~exp1

5.14-1~exp2

5.14.1-1~exp1

5.14.2-1~exp1

5.14.3-1~exp1

5.14.6-1

5.14.6-2

5.14.6-3

5.14.9-1

5.14.9-2~bpo11+1

5.14.9-2

5.14.12-1

5.14.16-1

5.15-1~exp1

5.15.1-1~exp1

5.15.2-1~exp1

5.15.3-1

5.15.5-1

5.15.5-2~bpo11+1

5.15.5-2

5.15.15-1

5.15.15-2~bpo11+1

5.15.15-2

5.16~rc1-1~exp1

5.16~rc3-1~exp1

5.16~rc4-1~exp1

5.16~rc5-1~exp1

5.16~rc6-1~exp1

5.16~rc7-1~exp1

5.16~rc8-1~exp1

5.16.3-1~exp1

5.16.4-1~exp1

5.16.7-1

5.16.7-2

5.16.10-1

5.16.11-1~bpo11+1

5.16.11-1

5.16.12-1~bpo11+1

5.16.12-1

5.16.14-1

5.16.18-1

5.17~rc3-1~exp1

5.17~rc4-1~exp1

5.17~rc5-1~exp1

5.17~rc6-1~exp1

5.17~rc7-1~exp1

5.17~rc8-1~exp1

5.17.1-1~exp1

5.17.3-1

5.17.6-1

5.17.11-1

5.18-1~exp1

5.18.2-1~bpo11+1

5.18.2-1

5.18.5-1

5.18.14-1~bpo11+1

5.18.14-1

5.18.16-1~bpo11+1

5.18.16-1

5.19~rc4-1~exp1

5.19~rc6-1~exp1

5.19-1~exp1

5.19.6-1

5.19.11-1~bpo11+1

5.19.11-1

6.*

6.0~rc7-1~exp1

6.0-1~exp1

6.0.2-1

6.0.3-1~bpo11+1

6.0.3-1

6.0.5-1

6.0.6-1

6.0.6-2

6.0.7-1

6.0.8-1

6.0.10-1

6.0.10-2

6.0.12-1~bpo11+1

6.0.12-1

6.0.12-1+alpha

6.1~rc3-1~exp1

6.1~rc5-1~exp1

6.1~rc6-1~exp1

6.1~rc7-1~exp1

6.1~rc8-1~exp1

6.1.1-1~exp1

6.1.1-1~exp2

6.1.2-1~exp1

6.1.4-1

6.1.7-1

6.1.8-1

6.1.8-1+sh4

6.1.11-1

6.1.12-1~bpo11+1

6.1.12-1

6.1.15-1~bpo11+1

6.1.15-1

6.1.20-1~bpo11+1

6.1.20-1

6.1.20-2~bpo11+1

6.1.20-2

6.1.25-1

6.1.27-1~bpo11+1

6.1.27-1

6.1.37-1

6.1.38-1

6.1.38-2~bpo11+1

6.1.38-2

6.1.38-3

6.1.38-4~bpo11+1

6.1.38-4

6.1.52-1

6.1.55-1~bpo11+1

6.1.55-1

6.1.64-1

6.1.66-1

6.1.67-1

6.1.69-1~bpo11+1

6.1.69-1

6.1.76-1~bpo11+1

6.1.76-1

6.1.82-1

6.1.85-1

6.1.90-1~bpo11+1

6.1.90-1

6.1.94-1~bpo11+1

6.1.94-1

6.1.98-1

6.1.99-1

6.1.106-1

6.1.106-2

6.1.106-3

6.1.112-1

6.1.115-1

6.1.119-1

6.1.123-1

6.1.124-1

6.1.128-1

6.1.129-1

6.1.133-1

6.1.135-1

6.1.137-1

6.1.139-1

6.1.140-1

6.1.147-1

6.3.1-1~exp1

6.3.2-1~exp1

6.3.4-1~exp1

6.3.5-1~exp1

6.3.7-1~bpo12+1

6.3.7-1

6.3.11-1

6.4~rc6-1~exp1

6.4~rc7-1~exp1

6.4.1-1~exp1

6.4.4-1~bpo12+1

6.4.4-1

6.4.4-2

6.4.4-3~bpo12+1

6.4.4-3

6.4.11-1

6.4.13-1

6.5~rc4-1~exp1

6.5~rc6-1~exp1

6.5~rc7-1~exp1

6.5.1-1~exp1

6.5.3-1~bpo12+1

6.5.3-1

6.5.6-1

6.5.8-1

6.5.10-1~bpo12+1

6.5.10-1

6.5.13-1

6.6.3-1~exp1

6.6.4-1~exp1

6.6.7-1~exp1

6.6.8-1

6.6.9-1

6.6.11-1

6.6.13-1~bpo12+1

6.6.13-1

6.6.15-1

6.6.15-2

6.7-1~exp1

6.7.1-1~exp1

6.7.4-1~exp1

6.7.7-1

6.7.9-1

6.7.9-2

6.7.12-1~bpo12+1

6.7.12-1

6.8.9-1

6.8.11-1

6.8.12-1~bpo12+1

6.8.12-1

6.9.2-1~exp1

6.9.7-1~bpo12+1

6.9.7-1

6.9.8-1

6.9.9-1

6.9.10-1~bpo12+1

6.9.10-1

6.9.11-1

6.9.12-1

6.10-1~exp1

6.10.1-1~exp1

6.10.3-1

6.10.4-1

6.10.6-1~bpo12+1

6.10.6-1

6.10.7-1

6.10.9-1

6.10.11-1~bpo12+1

6.10.11-1

6.10.12-1

6.11~rc4-1~exp1

6.11~rc5-1~exp1

6.11-1~exp1

6.11.2-1

6.11.4-1

6.11.5-1~bpo12+1

6.11.5-1

6.11.6-1

6.11.7-1

6.11.9-1

6.11.10-1~bpo12+1

6.11.10-1

6.12~rc6-1~exp1

6.12.3-1

6.12.5-1

6.12.6-1

6.12.8-1

6.12.9-1~bpo12+1

6.12.9-1

6.12.9-1+alpha

6.12.10-1

6.12.11-1

6.12.11-1+alpha

6.12.11-1+alpha.1

6.12.12-1~bpo12+1

6.12.12-1

6.12.13-1

6.12.15-1

6.12.16-1

6.12.17-1

6.12.19-1

6.12.20-1

6.12.21-1

6.12.22-1~bpo12+1

6.12.22-1

6.12.25-1

6.12.27-1~bpo12+1

6.12.27-1

6.12.29-1

6.12.30-1~bpo12+1

6.12.30-1

6.12.31-1

6.12.32-1~bpo12+1

6.12.32-1

6.12.33-1~bpo12+1

6.12.33-1

6.12.35-1~bpo12+1

6.12.35-1

6.12.37-1

6.12.38-1~bpo12+1

6.12.38-1

6.13~rc6-1~exp1

6.13~rc7-1~exp1

6.13.2-1~exp1

6.13.3-1~exp1

6.13.4-1~exp1

6.13.5-1~exp1

6.13.6-1~exp1

6.13.7-1~exp1

6.13.8-1~exp1

6.13.9-1~exp1

6.13.10-1~exp1

6.13.11-1~exp1

6.14.3-1~exp1

6.14.5-1~exp1

6.14.6-1~exp1

6.15~rc7-1~exp1

6.15-1~exp1

6.15.1-1~exp1

6.15.2-1~exp1

6.15.3-1~exp1

6.15.4-1~exp1

6.15.5-1~exp1

6.15.6-1~exp1

6.16~rc7-1~exp1

6.16-1~exp1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

6.1.147-1

Affected versions

6.*

6.1.27-1

6.1.37-1

6.1.38-1

6.1.38-2~bpo11+1

6.1.38-2

6.1.38-3

6.1.38-4~bpo11+1

6.1.38-4

6.1.52-1

6.1.55-1~bpo11+1

6.1.55-1

6.1.64-1

6.1.66-1

6.1.67-1

6.1.69-1~bpo11+1

6.1.69-1

6.1.76-1~bpo11+1

6.1.76-1

6.1.82-1

6.1.85-1

6.1.90-1~bpo11+1

6.1.90-1

6.1.94-1~bpo11+1

6.1.94-1

6.1.98-1

6.1.99-1

6.1.106-1

6.1.106-2

6.1.106-3

6.1.112-1

6.1.115-1

6.1.119-1

6.1.123-1

6.1.124-1

6.1.128-1

6.1.129-1

6.1.133-1

6.1.135-1

6.1.137-1

6.1.139-1

6.1.140-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

6.12.35-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / linux

Package

Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

6.12.35-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}