In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

x86/mm: Fix SMP ordering in switch_mm_irqs_off()

Stephen noted that it is possible to not have an smp_mb() between
the loaded_mm store and the tlb_gen load in switch_mm(), meaning the
ordering against flush_tlb_mm_range() goes out the window, and it
becomes possible for switch_mm() to not observe a recent tlb_gen
update and fail to flush the TLBs.

[ dhansen: merge conflict fixed by Ingo ]

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Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +0000

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Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/mm: Fix SMP ordering in switch_mm_irqs_off() Stephen noted that it is possible to not have an smp_mb() between the loaded_mm store and the tlb_gen load in switch_mm(), meaning the ordering against flush_tlb_mm_range() goes out the window, and it becomes possible for switch_mm() to not observe a recent tlb_gen update and fail to flush the TLBs. [ dhansen: merge conflict fixed by Ingo ]
Title x86/mm: Fix SMP ordering in switch_mm_irqs_off()
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-01T06:19:29.596Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.177Z

Link: CVE-2025-40174

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-12T11:15:47.910

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

Link: CVE-2025-40174

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2025-40174 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-11-12T22:12:40Z

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