DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21694
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/proc: fix softlockup in __read_vmcore (part 2) Since commit 5cbcb62dddf5 ("fs/proc: fix softlockup in __read_vmcore") the number of softlockups in __read_vmcore at kdump time have gone down, but they still happen sometimes. In a memory constrained environment like the kdump image, a softlockup is not just a harmless message, but it can interfere with things like RCU freeing memory, causing the crashdump to get stuck. The second loop in __read_vmcore has a lot more opportunities for natural sleep points, like scheduling out while waiting for a data write to happen, but apparently that is not always enough. Add a cond_resched() to the second loop in __read_vmcore to (hopefully) get rid of the softlockups.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.69-1, 6.1.69-1~bpo11+1, 6.1.124-1 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 0, 6.1.106-3~deb11u1, 6.1.106-3~deb11u2 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.92-1, 5.10.92-1, 5.10.92-2 |
Exploit Intelligence
- USN-7389-1.json (github-poc)
Timeline
- Feb 12, 2025 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated