zynqmp ipi mailbox

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The ZynqMP IPI mailbox tag covers discussions about the Inter-Processor Interrupt mailbox driver used in Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC and Versal devices. A recent thread highlights CVE-2025-40180, a local out-of-bounds vulnerability in the Linux kernel driver where a cleanup loop used an incorrect array index, potentially causing memory access beyond allocated bounds. The fix involved a small bounds correction. This tag is relevant for developers and system administrators working with ZynqMP-based embedded systems, particularly those managing Linux kernel patches and security updates for IPI mailbox functionality.
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    Linux Kernel Patch Fixes ZynqMP IPI Mailbox Out-of-Bounds Bug CVE-2025-40180

    The Linux kernel has been updated to close CVE-2025-40180, a local vulnerability in the Xilinx ZynqMP IPI mailbox driver where a cleanup loop started at the wrong array index and could read or write past the end of an allocated array — a classic out‑of‑bounds access that maintainers fixed with a...
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