CVE-2025-21785
arm64: cacheinfo: Avoid out-of-bounds write to cacheinfo array
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: cacheinfo: Avoid out-of-bounds write to cacheinfo array The loop that detects/populates cache information already has a bounds check on the array size but does not account for cache levels with separate data/instructions cache. Fix this by incrementing the index for any populated leaf (instead of any populated level).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ff25f0b18d1d0174c105e4620428bcdc1213860
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b99a2b5811df4294c2ad50f9bff3b6a08bd618
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/715eb1af64779e1b1aa0a7b2ffb81414d9f708e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/875d742cf5327c93cba1f11e12b08d3cce7a88d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab90894f33c15b14c1cee6959ab6c8dcb09127f8
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