CVE-2025-23140: misc: pci_endpoint_test: Avoid issue of interrupts remaining after request_irq error

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-01 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: pci_endpoint_test: Avoid issue of interrupts remaining after request_irq error After devm_request_irq() fails with error in pci_endpoint_test_request_irq(), the pci_endpoint_test_free_irq_vectors() is called assuming that all IRQs have been released. However, some requested IRQs remain unreleased, so there are still /proc/irq/* entries remaining, and this results in WARN() with the following message: remove_proc_entry: removing non-empty directory 'irq/30', leaking at least 'pci-endpoint-test.0' WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 202 at fs/proc/generic.c:719 remove_proc_entry +0x190/0x19c To solve this issue, set the number of remaining IRQs to test->num_irqs, and release IRQs in advance by calling pci_endpoint_test_release_irq(). [kwilczynski: commit log]

Affected products

Debian Linux: 11.0
Linux kernel: from 4.19 before 5.4.293; from 5.5 before 5.10.237; from 5.11 before 5.15.181; from 5.16 before 6.1.135; from 6.2 before 6.6.88; from 6.7 before 6.12.25 — fixed in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 5.4.293, 6.1.135, 6.12.25, 6.14.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 5.4.293, 6.1.135. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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