High severity · published Jul 10, 2025
CVE-2025-38280
bpf: Avoid __bpf_prog_ret0_warn when jit fails
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Avoid __bpf_prog_ret0_warn when jit fails
syzkaller reported an issue:
WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 217 at kernel/bpf/core.c:2357 __bpf_prog_ret0_warn+0xa/0x20 kernel/bpf/core.c:2357
Modules linked in:
CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 217 Comm: kworker/u32:6 Not tainted 6.15.0-rc4-syzkaller-00040-g8bac8898fe39
RIP: 0010:__bpf_prog_ret0_warn+0xa/0x20 kernel/bpf/core.c:2357
Call Trace:
<TASK>
bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:1316 [inline]
__bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:718 [inline]
bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:725 [inline]
cls_bpf_classify+0x74a/0x1110 net/sched/cls_bpf.c:105
...
When creating bpf program, 'fp->jit_requested' depends on bpf_jit_enable.
This issue is triggered because of CONFIG_BPF_JIT_ALWAYS_ON is not set
and bpf_jit_enable is set to 1, causing the arch to attempt JIT the prog,
but jit failed due to FAULT_INJECTION. As a result, incorrectly
treats the program as valid, when the program runs it calls
`__bpf_prog_ret0_warn` and triggers the WARN_ON_ONCE(1).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.9.190 before 4.10; 4.14.140 before 4.15; 4.16 before 5.15.186; 5.16 before 6.1.142; 6.2 before 6.6.94; 6.7 before 6.12.34; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
fa9dd599b4dae841924b022768354cfde9affecb before e7fb4ebee6e900899d2b2e5852c3e2eafcbcad66; fa9dd599b4dae841924b022768354cfde9affecb before ef92b96530d1731d9ac167bc7c193c683cd78fff; fa9dd599b4dae841924b022768354cfde9affecb before 6f639c25bfad17d9fd7379ab91ff9678ea9aac85; fa9dd599b4dae841924b022768354cfde9affecb before 2bc6dffb4b72d53d6a6ada510269bf548c3f7ae0; fa9dd599b4dae841924b022768354cfde9affecb before 0b9bb52796b239de6792d0d68cdc6eb505ebff96; fa9dd599b4dae841924b022768354cfde9affecb before 86bc9c742426a16b52a10ef61f5b721aecca2344; +5 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.5; V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.5; V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.5 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38280
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38280
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b9bb52796b239de6792d0d68cdc6eb505ebff96
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bc6dffb4b72d53d6a6ada510269bf548c3f7ae0
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f639c25bfad17d9fd7379ab91ff9678ea9aac85
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86bc9c742426a16b52a10ef61f5b721aecca2344
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7fb4ebee6e900899d2b2e5852c3e2eafcbcad66
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef92b96530d1731d9ac167bc7c193c683cd78fff
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