kernel: powerpc/rtas: avoid scheduling in rtas_os_term()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: avoid scheduling in rtasosterm It's unsafe to use rtasbusydelay to handle a busy status from the ibm,os-term RTAS function in rtasosterm: Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x0000000b BUG:...

kernel: powerpc/papr_scm: don't requests stats with '0' sized stats buffer

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/paprscm: don't requests stats with '0' sized stats buffer Sachin reported 1 that on a POWER-10 lpar he is seeing a kernel panic being reported with vPMEM when paprscm probe is being called. The panic is of the form below...

kernel: powerpc/xics: fix refcount leak in icp_opal_init()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/xics: fix refcount leak in icpopalinit The offindcompatiblenode function returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, use ofnodeput on it when done...

kernel: powerpc/xive: Fix refcount leak in xive_spapr_init

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/xive: Fix refcount leak in xivespaprinit offindcompatiblenode returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use ofnodeput on it when done. Add missing ofnodeput to avoid refcount leak...

kernel: powerpc/xive/spapr: correct bitmap allocation size

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/xive/spapr: correct bitmap allocation size kasan detects access beyond the end of the xibm-bitmap allocation: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in findfirstzerobit+0x40/0x140 Read of size 8 at addr c00000001d1d0118 by task...

USN-7835-5 linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM64 architecture; - PowerPC architecture; - x86 architecture; - ACPI drivers; - Ublk userspace block driver; -...

USN-7835-5: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM64 architecture; - PowerPC architecture; - x86 architecture; - ACPI drivers; - Ublk userspace block driver; -...

Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-990396)

"The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-990396 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/pseries: Enforce hcall result buffer validity and size plparhcall, plparhcall9, and...

Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-990454)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-990454 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/xics: fix refcount leak in icpopalinit The offindcompatiblenode function returns a node...

Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-990260)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-990260 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/pseries: Whitelist dtl slub object for copying to userspace Reading the dispatch trace lo...

Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989325)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-989325 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/pseries: Whitelist dtl slub object for copying to userspace Reading the dispatch trace lo...

Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-988851)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-988851 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/32: Fix hardlockup on vmap stack overflow Since the commit c118c7303ad5 powerpc/32: Fix...

Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-990192)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-990192 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Prevent UAF in kvmspaprtceattachiommugroup Al reported a possible...

Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989491)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-989491 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/smp: do not decrement idle task preempt count in CPU offline With PREEMPTCOUNT=y, when a...

Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989209)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-989209 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/perf: Fix powerpmudisable to call clearpmiirqpending only if PMI is pending Running...

Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989914)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-989914 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Fix stack handling in idlekvmstartguest In commit 10d91611f426 powerpc/64s:...

Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989520)

"The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-989520 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/pseries: Enforce hcall result buffer validity and size plparhcall, plparhcall9, and...

Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989486)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-989486 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/imc-pmu: Fix use of mutex in IRQs disabled section Current imc-pmu code triggers a WARNIN...

Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-989465)

"The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-989465 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: satafsl: fix UAF in satafslportstop when rmmod satafsl When the rmmod satafsl.ko command is...

Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-990062)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-990062 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/eeh: avoid possible crash when edev-pdev changes If a PCI device is removed during...