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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21694

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21694 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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

CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0
Debian:12linux6.1.69-1, 6.1.69-1~bpo11+1, 6.1.124-1
Debian:11linux-6.10, 6.1.106-3~deb11u1, 6.1.106-3~deb11u2
Debian:11linux5.10.92-1, 5.10.92-1, 5.10.92-2

Exploit Intelligence

Timeline

  • Feb 12, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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