Upstream information
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:x86/mm/pat: Fix VM_PAT handling when fork() fails in copy_page_range()
If track_pfn_copy() fails, we already added the dst VMA to the maple
tree. As fork() fails, we'll cleanup the maple tree, and stumble over
the dst VMA for which we neither performed any reservation nor copied
any page tables.
Consequently untrack_pfn() will see VM_PAT and try obtaining the
PAT information from the page table -- which fails because the page
table was not copied.
The easiest fix would be to simply clear the VM_PAT flag of the dst VMA
if track_pfn_copy() fails. However, the whole thing is about "simply"
clearing the VM_PAT flag is shaky as well: if we passed track_pfn_copy()
and performed a reservation, but copying the page tables fails, we'll
simply clear the VM_PAT flag, not properly undoing the reservation ...
which is also wrong.
So let's fix it properly: set the VM_PAT flag only if the reservation
succeeded (leaving it clear initially), and undo the reservation if
anything goes wrong while copying the page tables: clearing the VM_PAT
flag after undoing the reservation.
Note that any copied page table entries will get zapped when the VMA will
get removed later, after copy_page_range() succeeded; as VM_PAT is not set
then, we won't try cleaning VM_PAT up once more and untrack_pfn() will be
happy. Note that leaving these page tables in place without a reservation
is not a problem, as we are aborting fork(); this process will never run.
A reproducer can trigger this usually at the first try:
https://gitlab.com/davidhildenbrand/scratchspace/-/raw/main/reproducers/pat_fork.c
WARNING: CPU: 26 PID: 11650 at arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c:983 get_pat_info+0xf6/0x110
Modules linked in: ...
CPU: 26 UID: 0 PID: 11650 Comm: repro3 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc5+ #92
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-2.fc40 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:get_pat_info+0xf6/0x110
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
...
untrack_pfn+0x52/0x110
unmap_single_vma+0xa6/0xe0
unmap_vmas+0x105/0x1f0
exit_mmap+0xf6/0x460
__mmput+0x4b/0x120
copy_process+0x1bf6/0x2aa0
kernel_clone+0xab/0x440
__do_sys_clone+0x66/0x90
do_syscall_64+0x95/0x180
Likely this case was missed in:
d155df53f310 ("x86/mm/pat: clear VM_PAT if copy_p4d_range failed")
... and instead of undoing the reservation we simply cleared the VM_PAT flag.
Keep the documentation of these functions in include/linux/pgtable.h,
one place is more than sufficient -- we should clean that up for the other
functions like track_pfn_remap/untrack_pfn separately.
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
SUSE | |
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Base Score | 5.5 |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | High |
CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
SUSE | |
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Base Score | 6.8 |
Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Attack Requirements | None |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | None |
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | None |
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | None |
Vulnerable System Availability Impact | High |
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None |
Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None |
Subsequent System Availability Impact | None |
CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 |
Note from the SUSE Security Team on the kernel-default package
SUSE will no longer fix all CVEs in the Linux Kernel anymore, but declare some bug classes as won't fix. Please refer to TID 21496 for more details.SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1241537 [NEW]
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Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
Product(s) | Source package | State |
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Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | kernel-source | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | kernel-source | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | kernel-source | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | kernel-source | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | kernel-source-azure | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | kernel-source | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6 | kernel-source | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-source | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 | kernel-source-azure | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 | kernel-source-rt | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-source | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-source | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-source-azure | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-source | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-source | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-source-azure | In progress |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 | kernel-source-rt | In progress |
openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source | In progress |
openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source-azure | In progress |
openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source-rt | In progress |
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP3 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.3 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Apr 22 16:12:19 2025CVE page last modified: Mon May 5 12:15:50 2025