CVE-2025-38335

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.13-6.15.3 DoS via GPIO Keys IRQ Timer

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: gpio-keys - fix a sleep while atomic with PREEMPT_RT When enabling PREEMPT_RT, the gpio_keys_irq_timer() callback runs in hard irq context, but the input_event() takes a spin_lock, which isn't allowed there as it is converted to a rt_spin_lock(). [ 4054.289999] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48 [ 4054.290028] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 1, non_block: 0, pid: 0, name: swapper/0 ... [ 4054.290195] __might_resched+0x13c/0x1f4 [ 4054.290209] rt_spin_lock+0x54/0x11c [ 4054.290219] input_event+0x48/0x80 [ 4054.290230] gpio_keys_irq_timer+0x4c/0x78 [ 4054.290243] __hrtimer_run_queues+0x1a4/0x438 [ 4054.290257] hrtimer_interrupt+0xe4/0x240 [ 4054.290269] arch_timer_handler_phys+0x2c/0x44 [ 4054.290283] handle_percpu_devid_irq+0x8c/0x14c [ 4054.290297] handle_irq_desc+0x40/0x58 [ 4054.290307] generic_handle_domain_irq+0x1c/0x28 [ 4054.290316] gic_handle_irq+0x44/0xcc Considering the gpio_keys_irq_isr() can run in any context, e.g. it can be threaded, it seems there's no point in requesting the timer isr to run in hard irq context. Relax the hrtimer not to use the hard context.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 1.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-667
Status published
Products (21)
debian/debian_linux 11.0
linux/Kernel 5.13.0 - 5.15.190linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.148linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.15.4linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.101linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.41linux
Linux/Linux < 5.13
Linux/Linux 019002f20cb5b9f78d39360aff244265d035e08a - 664e5a6f541ff226621487d1280d2ec28e86be28
Linux/Linux 019002f20cb5b9f78d39360aff244265d035e08a - a7b79db25846459de63ca8974268f0c41c734c4b
Linux/Linux 019002f20cb5b9f78d39360aff244265d035e08a - a8f01e51109f77229e426b57c5d19251b462c6aa
... and 11 more
Published Jul 10, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026