[PATCH 6.12 00/89] 6.12.50-rc1 review

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Date: Tue Sep 30 2025 - 11:27:35 EST


This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 6.12.50 release.
There are 89 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
to this one. If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
let me know.

Responses should be made by Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:37:59 +0000.
Anything received after that time might be too late.

The whole patch series can be found in one patch at:
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/stable-review/patch-6.12.50-rc1.gz
or in the git tree and branch at:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-6.12.y
and the diffstat can be found below.

thanks,

greg k-h

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Pseudo-Shortlog of commits:

Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Linux 6.12.50-rc1

Niklas Neronin <niklas.neronin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Revert "usb: xhci: remove option to change a default ring's TRB cycle bit"

Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxx>
iommufd: Fix race during abort for file descriptors

Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx>
fbcon: Fix OOB access in font allocation

Samasth Norway Ananda <samasth.norway.ananda@xxxxxxxxxx>
fbcon: fix integer overflow in fbcon_do_set_font

Jinjiang Tu <tujinjiang@xxxxxxxxxx>
mm/hugetlb: fix folio is still mapped when deleted

Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
kmsan: fix out-of-bounds access to shadow memory

Hans de Goede <hansg@xxxxxxxxxx>
gpiolib: Extend software-node support to support secondary software-nodes

Jakub Acs <acsjakub@xxxxxxxxx>
fs/proc/task_mmu: check p->vec_buf for NULL

Zhen Ni <zhen.ni@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
afs: Fix potential null pointer dereference in afs_put_server

Nirmoy Das <nirmoyd@xxxxxxxxxx>
drm/ast: Use msleep instead of mdelay for edid read

Josua Mayer <josua@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
arm64: dts: marvell: cn9132-clearfog: fix multi-lane pci x2 and x4 ports

Josua Mayer <josua@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
arm64: dts: marvell: cn9132-clearfog: disable eMMC high-speed modes

Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <iwamatsu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
ARM: dts: socfpga: sodia: Fix mdio bus probe and PHY address

Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
tracing: dynevent: Add a missing lockdown check on dynevent

Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
crypto: af_alg - Fix incorrect boolean values in af_alg_ctx

Lukasz Czapnik <lukasz.czapnik@xxxxxxxxx>
i40e: improve VF MAC filters accounting

Lukasz Czapnik <lukasz.czapnik@xxxxxxxxx>
i40e: add mask to apply valid bits for itr_idx

Lukasz Czapnik <lukasz.czapnik@xxxxxxxxx>
i40e: add max boundary check for VF filters

Lukasz Czapnik <lukasz.czapnik@xxxxxxxxx>
i40e: fix validation of VF state in get resources

Lukasz Czapnik <lukasz.czapnik@xxxxxxxxx>
i40e: fix input validation logic for action_meta

Lukasz Czapnik <lukasz.czapnik@xxxxxxxxx>
i40e: fix idx validation in config queues msg

Lukasz Czapnik <lukasz.czapnik@xxxxxxxxx>
i40e: fix idx validation in i40e_validate_queue_map

Lukasz Czapnik <lukasz.czapnik@xxxxxxxxx>
i40e: add validation for ring_len param

Amit Chaudhari <amitchaudhari@xxxxxxx>
HID: asus: add support for missing PX series fn keys

Sang-Heon Jeon <ekffu200098@xxxxxxxxx>
smb: client: fix wrong index reference in smb2_compound_op()

Daniel Lee <dany97@xxxxxxx>
platform/x86: lg-laptop: Fix WMAB call in fan_mode_store()

Adrián Larumbe <adrian.larumbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
drm/panthor: Defer scheduler entitiy destruction to queue release

Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
futex: Prevent use-after-free during requeue-PI

Zabelin Nikita <n.zabelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
drm/gma500: Fix null dereference in hdmi teardown

Hugh Dickins <hughd@xxxxxxxxxx>
mm: folio_may_be_lru_cached() unless folio_test_large()

Hugh Dickins <hughd@xxxxxxxxxx>
mm: revert "mm/gup: clear the LRU flag of a page before adding to LRU batch"

Hugh Dickins <hughd@xxxxxxxxxx>
mm/gup: local lru_add_drain() to avoid lru_add_drain_all()

Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
octeontx2-pf: Fix potential use after free in otx2_tc_add_flow()

Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx>
net: dsa: lantiq_gswip: suppress -EINVAL errors for bridge FDB entries added to the CPU port

Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx>
net: dsa: lantiq_gswip: move gswip_add_single_port_br() call to port_setup()

Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx>
selftests: fib_nexthops: Fix creation of non-FDB nexthops

Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx>
nexthop: Forbid FDB status change while nexthop is in a group

Jason Baron <jbaron@xxxxxxxxxx>
net: allow alloc_skb_with_frags() to use MAX_SKB_FRAGS

Alok Tiwari <alok.a.tiwari@xxxxxxxxxx>
bnxt_en: correct offset handling for IPv6 destination address

Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
vhost: Take a reference on the task in struct vhost_task.

Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.von.dentz@xxxxxxxxx>
Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix UAF in hci_acl_create_conn_sync

Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.von.dentz@xxxxxxxxx>
Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix hci_resume_advertising_sync

Petr Malat <oss@xxxxxxxxx>
ethernet: rvu-af: Remove slash from the driver name

Sidraya Jayagond <sidraya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
net/smc: fix warning in smc_rx_splice() when calling get_page()

Wang Liang <wangliang74@xxxxxxxxxx>
net: tun: Update napi->skb after XDP process

Stéphane Grosjean <stephane.grosjean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
can: peak_usb: fix shift-out-of-bounds issue

Vincent Mailhol <mailhol@xxxxxxxxxx>
can: mcba_usb: populate ndo_change_mtu() to prevent buffer overflow

Vincent Mailhol <mailhol@xxxxxxxxxx>
can: sun4i_can: populate ndo_change_mtu() to prevent buffer overflow

Vincent Mailhol <mailhol@xxxxxxxxxx>
can: hi311x: populate ndo_change_mtu() to prevent buffer overflow

Vincent Mailhol <mailhol@xxxxxxxxxx>
can: etas_es58x: populate ndo_change_mtu() to prevent buffer overflow

Sabrina Dubroca <sd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
xfrm: xfrm_alloc_spi shouldn't use 0 as SPI

Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@xxxxxxxxx>
bpf: Reject bpf_timer for PREEMPT_RT

Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>
can: rcar_can: rcar_can_resume(): fix s2ram with PSCI

James Guan <guan_yufei@xxxxxxx>
wifi: virt_wifi: Fix page fault on connect

Mark Harmstone <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
btrfs: don't allow adding block device of less than 1 MB

Jiri Olsa <olsajiri@xxxxxxxxx>
bpf: Check the helper function is valid in get_helper_proto

Stefan Metzmacher <metze@xxxxxxxxx>
smb: server: use disable_work_sync in transport_rdma.c

Stefan Metzmacher <metze@xxxxxxxxx>
smb: server: don't use delayed_work for post_recv_credits_work

Christian Loehle <christian.loehle@xxxxxxx>
cpufreq: Initialize cpufreq-based invariance before subsys

Jihed Chaibi <jihed.chaibi.dev@xxxxxxxxx>
ARM: dts: kirkwood: Fix sound DAI cells for OpenRD clients

Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
arm64: dts: imx8mp: Correct thermal sensor index

Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
firmware: imx: Add stub functions for SCMI MISC API

Basavaraj Natikar <Basavaraj.Natikar@xxxxxxx>
HID: amd_sfh: Add sync across amd sfh work functions

Or Har-Toov <ohartoov@xxxxxxxxxx>
IB/mlx5: Fix obj_type mismatch for SRQ event subscriptions

Aleksander Jan Bajkowski <olek2@xxxxx>
net: sfp: add quirk for FLYPRO copper SFP+ module

qaqland <anguoli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ALSA: usb-audio: Add mute TLV for playback volumes on more devices

Cryolitia PukNgae <cryolitia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ALSA: usb-audio: move mixer_quirks' min_mute into common quirk

noble.yang <noble.yang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ALSA: usb-audio: Add DSD support for Comtrue USB Audio device

Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
i2c: designware: Add quirk for Intel Xe

Benoît Monin <benoit.monin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
mmc: sdhci-cadence: add Mobileye eyeQ support

Chris Morgan <macromorgan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
net: sfp: add quirk for Potron SFP+ XGSPON ONU Stick

Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
net: fec: rename struct fec_devinfo fec_imx6x_info -> fec_imx6sx_info

Jiayi Li <lijiayi@xxxxxxxxxx>
usb: core: Add 0x prefix to quirks debug output

Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx>
ALSA: usb-audio: Fix build with CONFIG_INPUT=n

Stefan Binding <sbinding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ALSA: hda/realtek: Add support for ASUS NUC using CS35L41 HDA

Chen Ni <nichen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
ALSA: usb-audio: Convert comma to semicolon

Kerem Karabay <kekrby@xxxxxxxxx>
HID: multitouch: specify that Apple Touch Bar is direct

Kerem Karabay <kekrby@xxxxxxxxx>
HID: multitouch: take cls->maxcontacts into account for Apple Touch Bar even without a HID_DG_CONTACTMAX field

Kerem Karabay <kekrby@xxxxxxxxx>
HID: multitouch: support getting the tip state from HID_DG_TOUCH fields in Apple Touch Bar

Kerem Karabay <kekrby@xxxxxxxxx>
HID: multitouch: Get the contact ID from HID_DG_TRANSDUCER_INDEX fields in case of Apple Touch Bar

Cristian Ciocaltea <cristian.ciocaltea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ALSA: usb-audio: Add mixer quirk for Sony DualSense PS5

Cristian Ciocaltea <cristian.ciocaltea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ALSA: usb-audio: Remove unneeded wmb() in mixer_quirks

Cristian Ciocaltea <cristian.ciocaltea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ALSA: usb-audio: Simplify NULL comparison in mixer_quirks

Cristian Ciocaltea <cristian.ciocaltea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ALSA: usb-audio: Avoid multiple assignments in mixer_quirks

Cristian Ciocaltea <cristian.ciocaltea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ALSA: usb-audio: Drop unnecessary parentheses in mixer_quirks

Cristian Ciocaltea <cristian.ciocaltea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ALSA: usb-audio: Fix block comments in mixer_quirks

Cristian Ciocaltea <cristian.ciocaltea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ALSA: usb-audio: Fix code alignment in mixer_quirks

Takashi Sakamoto <o-takashi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
firewire: core: fix overlooked update of subsystem ABI version

Alok Tiwari <alok.a.tiwari@xxxxxxxxxx>
scsi: ufs: mcq: Fix memory allocation checks for SQE and CQE


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Diffstat:

Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/lg-laptop.rst | 4 +-
Makefile | 4 +-
.../dts/intel/socfpga/socfpga_cyclone5_sodia.dts | 6 +-
.../boot/dts/marvell/kirkwood-openrd-client.dts | 2 +-
arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp.dtsi | 4 +-
arch/arm64/boot/dts/marvell/cn9132-clearfog.dts | 16 +-
arch/arm64/boot/dts/marvell/cn9132-sr-cex7.dtsi | 8 +
drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c | 20 +-
drivers/firewire/core-cdev.c | 2 +-
drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c | 21 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_dp.c | 2 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_hdmi.c | 2 +-
drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c | 8 +-
drivers/hid/amd-sfh-hid/amd_sfh_client.c | 12 +-
drivers/hid/amd-sfh-hid/amd_sfh_common.h | 3 +
drivers/hid/amd-sfh-hid/amd_sfh_pcie.c | 4 +
drivers/hid/hid-asus.c | 3 +
drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c | 45 +-
drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c | 7 +-
drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/devx.c | 1 +
drivers/iommu/iommufd/fault.c | 4 +-
drivers/iommu/iommufd/main.c | 34 +-
drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-cadence.c | 11 +
drivers/net/can/rcar/rcar_can.c | 8 +-
drivers/net/can/spi/hi311x.c | 1 +
drivers/net/can/sun4i_can.c | 1 +
drivers/net/can/usb/etas_es58x/es58x_core.c | 3 +-
drivers/net/can/usb/mcba_usb.c | 1 +
drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c | 21 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h | 3 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c | 26 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c | 110 +++--
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h | 3 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c | 3 +-
.../net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_tc.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/phy/sfp.c | 24 +-
drivers/net/tun.c | 3 +
drivers/net/wireless/virtual/virt_wifi.c | 4 +-
drivers/platform/x86/lg-laptop.c | 34 +-
drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c | 4 +-
drivers/usb/core/quirks.c | 2 +-
drivers/usb/host/xhci-dbgcap.c | 2 +-
drivers/usb/host/xhci-mem.c | 50 +-
drivers/usb/host/xhci.c | 2 +-
drivers/usb/host/xhci.h | 6 +-
drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c | 13 +-
fs/afs/server.c | 3 +-
fs/btrfs/volumes.c | 5 +
fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c | 10 +-
fs/proc/task_mmu.c | 3 +
fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c | 2 +-
fs/smb/server/transport_rdma.c | 22 +-
include/crypto/if_alg.h | 2 +-
include/linux/firmware/imx/sm.h | 12 +
include/linux/swap.h | 10 +
include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h | 21 +
kernel/bpf/core.c | 5 +-
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 6 +-
kernel/futex/requeue.c | 6 +-
kernel/trace/trace_dynevent.c | 4 +
kernel/vhost_task.c | 3 +-
mm/gup.c | 15 +-
mm/kmsan/core.c | 10 +-
mm/kmsan/kmsan_test.c | 16 +
mm/mlock.c | 6 +-
mm/swap.c | 51 +-
net/bluetooth/hci_event.c | 26 +-
net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c | 7 +
net/core/skbuff.c | 2 +-
net/ipv4/nexthop.c | 7 +
net/smc/smc_loopback.c | 14 +-
net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c | 3 +
sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c | 11 +
sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c | 545 +++++++++++++++------
sound/usb/quirks.c | 24 +-
sound/usb/usbaudio.h | 4 +
tools/testing/selftests/net/fib_nexthops.sh | 12 +-
80 files changed, 1037 insertions(+), 387 deletions(-)