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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4075-1 | linux security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4076-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2025-2643 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7387-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7387-2 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7387-3 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7388-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7389-1 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7390-1 | Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7391-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7392-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7392-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7392-3 | Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7392-4 | Linux kernel (AWS FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7393-1 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7401-1 | Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7407-1 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7413-1 | Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7421-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7445-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7448-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7458-1 | Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7459-1 | Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7459-2 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7463-1 | Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7539-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7540-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7595-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7595-2 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7595-3 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7595-4 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7595-5 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7596-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7596-2 | Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7653-1 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Solution
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Workaround
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Wed, 14 May 2025 03:00:00 +0000
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:45:00 +0000
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Weaknesses | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Thu, 13 Feb 2025 01:45:00 +0000
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Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:45:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | fs/proc: fix softlockup in __read_vmcore (part 2) | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-03T20:59:17.714Z
Reserved: 2024-12-29T08:45:45.743Z
Link: CVE-2025-21694
Updated: 2025-11-03T20:59:17.714Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2025-02-12T14:15:32.463
Modified: 2025-11-03T21:19:08.670
Link: CVE-2025-21694
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN