In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: Fix using smp_processor_id() in preemptible code warnings Syzbot reported the following warning: BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: dhcpcd/2879 caller is usbnet_skb_return+0x74/0x490 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:331 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2879 Comm: dhcpcd Not tainted 6.15.0-rc4-syzkaller-00098-g615dca38c2ea #0 PREEMPT(voluntary) Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120 check_preemption_disabled+0xd0/0xe0 lib/smp_processor_id.c:49 usbnet_skb_return+0x74/0x490 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:331 usbnet_resume_rx+0x4b/0x170 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:708 usbnet_change_mtu+0x1be/0x220 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:417 __dev_set_mtu net/core/dev.c:9443 [inline] netif_set_mtu_ext+0x369/0x5c0 net/core/dev.c:9496 netif_set_mtu+0xb0/0x160 net/core/dev.c:9520 dev_set_mtu+0xae/0x170 net/core/dev_api.c:247 dev_ifsioc+0xa31/0x18d0 net/core/dev_ioctl.c:572 dev_ioctl+0x223/0x10e0 net/core/dev_ioctl.c:821 sock_do_ioctl+0x19d/0x280 net/socket.c:1204 sock_ioctl+0x42f/0x6a0 net/socket.c:1311 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:906 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:892 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x190/0x200 fs/ioctl.c:892 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x260 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f For historical and portability reasons, the netif_rx() is usually run in the softirq or interrupt context, this commit therefore add local_bh_disable/enable() protection in the usbnet_resume_rx().
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: Fix using smp_processor_id() in preemptible code warnings Syzbot reported the following warning: BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: dhcpcd/2879 caller is usbnet_skb_return+0x74/0x490 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:331 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2879 Comm: dhcpcd Not tainted 6.15.0-rc4-syzkaller-00098-g615dca38c2ea #0 PREEMPT(voluntary) Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120 check_preemption_disabled+0xd0/0xe0 lib/smp_processor_id.c:49 usbnet_skb_return+0x74/0x490 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:331 usbnet_resume_rx+0x4b/0x170 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:708 usbnet_change_mtu+0x1be/0x220 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c:417 __dev_set_mtu net/core/dev.c:9443 [inline] netif_set_mtu_ext+0x369/0x5c0 net/core/dev.c:9496 netif_set_mtu+0xb0/0x160 net/core/dev.c:9520 dev_set_mtu+0xae/0x170 net/core/dev_api.c:247 dev_ifsioc+0xa31/0x18d0 net/core/dev_ioctl.c:572 dev_ioctl+0x223/0x10e0 net/core/dev_ioctl.c:821 sock_do_ioctl+0x19d/0x280 net/socket.c:1204 sock_ioctl+0x42f/0x6a0 net/socket.c:1311 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:906 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:892 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x190/0x200 fs/ioctl.c:892 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x260 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f For historical and portability reasons, the netif_rx() is usually run in the softirq or interrupt context, this commit therefore add local_bh_disable/enable() protection in the usbnet_resume_rx().
Title usbnet: Fix using smp_processor_id() in preemptible code warnings
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-11-12T10:26:23.482Z

Updated: 2025-11-12T10:26:23.482Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.176Z

Link: CVE-2025-40164

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-12T11:15:46.660

Modified: 2025-11-12T16:19:12.850

Link: CVE-2025-40164

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-11-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-40164 - Bugzilla