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CVE-2025-21817

Linux Linux — block: mark GFP_NOIO around sysfs ->store()
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0015    3.6     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    1645cd7fd42c236c952e9228badcac4fea1829ea –  —
  Linux    6.12.96 –                                   —
TIMELINE
  Dec 29  Reserved by Linux
  Feb 27  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Sep 7   ENRICHED — CVE-2025-21817 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
CWE-667 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: mark GFP_NOIO around sysfs ->store() sysfs ->store is called with queue freezed, meantime we have several ->store() callbacks(update_nr_requests, wbt, scheduler) to allocate memory with GFP_KERNEL which may run into direct reclaim code path, then potential deadlock can be caused. Fix the issue by marking NOIO around sysfs ->store()

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
December 29, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
February 27, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
September 7, 2026ENRICHEDENRICHED — CVE-2025-21817 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux—1645cd7fd42c236c952e9228badcac4fea1829ea—
LinuxLinux—6.12.96—

Weaknesses

CWE-667

References (3)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-21817 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-667

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