CVE-2025-68367 Details
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: macintosh/mac_hid: fix race condition in mac_hid_toggle_emumouse The following warning appears when running syzkaller, and this issue also exists in the mainline code. ------------[ cut here ]------------ list_add double add: new=ffffffffa57eee28, prev=ffffffffa57eee28, next=ffffffffa5e63100. WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1491 at lib/list_debug.c:35 __list_add_valid_or_report+0xf7/0x130 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 1491 Comm: syz.1.28 Not tainted 6.6.0+ #3 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552ce722-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:__list_add_valid_or_report+0xf7/0x130 RSP: 0018:ff1100010dfb7b78 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffffa57eee18 RCX: ffffffff97fc9817 RDX: 0000000000040000 RSI: ffa0000002383000 RDI: 0000000000000001 RBP: ffffffffa57eee28 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffe21c0021bf6f2c R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 6464615f7473696c R12: ffffffffa5e63100 R13: ffffffffa57eee28 R14: ffffffffa57eee28 R15: ff1100010dfb7d48 FS: 00007fb14398b640(0000) GS:ff11000119600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 000000010d096005 CR4: 0000000000773ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 80000000 Call Trace: <TASK> input_register_handler+0xb3/0x210 mac_hid_start_emulation+0x1c5/0x290 mac_hid_toggle_emumouse+0x20a/0x240 proc_sys_call_handler+0x4c2/0x6e0 new_sync_write+0x1b1/0x2d0 vfs_write+0x709/0x950 ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 do_syscall_64+0x5a/0x110 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x78/0xe2 The WARNING occurs when two processes concurrently write to the mac-hid emulation sysctl, causing a race condition in mac_hid_toggle_emumouse(). Both processes read old_val=0, then both try to register the input handler, leading to a double list_add of the same handler. CPU0 CPU1 ------------------------- ------------------------- vfs_write() //write 1 vfs_write() //write 1 proc_sys_write() proc_sys_write() mac_hid_toggle_emumouse() mac_hid_toggle_emumouse() old_val = *valp // old_val=0 old_val = *valp // old_val=0 mutex_lock_killable() proc_dointvec() // *valp=1 mac_hid_start_emulation() input_register_handler() mutex_unlock() mutex_lock_killable() proc_dointvec() mac_hid_start_emulation() input_register_handler() //Trigger Warning mutex_unlock() Fix this by moving the old_val read inside the mutex lock region.
A race condition vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel's handling of Macintosh HID emulation. This issue, present in the stable Linux kernel, arises when two processes concurrently write to the mac-hid emulation sysctl. Both processes read the same initial value, then attempt to register the input handler, resulting in a double addition of the handler to the list. This vulnerability has been observed while running syzkaller, a kernel fuzzer, which triggered a warning about the double addition issue.
The vulnerability has been addressed by modifying the mac_hid_toggle_emumouse function to read the old value of the sysctl parameter within a mutex lock, preventing concurrent processes from interfering with each other. Users should update to the latest version of the Linux kernel where this fix has been applied.
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Assessed Dec 24, 2025References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14c209835e47a87e6da94bb9401e570dcc14f31f | kernel.org | |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e4b207ffe54cf33a4b7a2912c4110f89c73bf3f | kernel.org | Source CodeVendor |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/230621ffdb361d15cd3ef92d8b4fa8d314f4fad4 | kernel.org | Source CodeVendor |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/388391dd1cc567fcf0b372b63d414c119d23e911 | kernel.org | Source CodeVendor |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a7d427eb65922b3f17fbe00e2bbc7cb9eac381 | kernel.org | Source CodeVendor |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/583d36523f56d8e9ddfa0bec20743a6faefc9b74 | kernel.org | |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61abf8c3162d155b4fd0fb251f08557093363a0a | kernel.org | |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5f1d40fd342b589420de7508b4c748fcf28122e | kernel.org |
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Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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| Linux kernel | All versions |
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Change History
4 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | kernel.org |
| Jan 19, 2026 | CVE Modified | kernel.org |
| Jan 11, 2026 | CVE Modified | kernel.org |
| Dec 24, 2025 | New CVE Received | kernel.org |
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