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Linux Kernel CVE-2025-21983

HIGH
2025-04-01 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Information Disclosure Linux Linux Kernel Red Hat Suse
High
Disputed · 7.8 NVD
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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–High)
NVD PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative
Red Hat
3.3 LOW
qualitative

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:34 vuln.today
Patch released
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:34 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Apr 01, 2025 - 16:15 nvd
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm/slab/kvfree_rcu: Switch to WQ_MEM_RECLAIM wq

Currently kvfree_rcu() APIs use a system workqueue which is "system_unbound_wq" to driver RCU machinery to reclaim a memory.

Recently, it has been noted that the following kernel warning can be observed:

<snip> workqueue: WQ_MEM_RECLAIM nvme-wq:nvme_scan_work is flushing !WQ_MEM_RECLAIM events_unbound:kfree_rcu_work WARNING: CPU: 21 PID: 330 at kernel/workqueue.c:3719 check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 Modules linked in: intel_uncore_frequency(E) intel_uncore_frequency_common(E) skx_edac(E) ... CPU: 21 UID: 0 PID: 330 Comm: kworker/u144:6 Tainted: G E 6.13.2-0_g925d379822da #1 Hardware name: Wiwynn Twin Lakes MP/Twin Lakes Passive MP, BIOS YMM20 02/01/2023 Workqueue: nvme-wq nvme_scan_work RIP: 0010:check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 Code: 05 9a 40 14 02 01 48 81 c6 c0 00 00 00 48 8b 50 18 48 81 c7 c0 00 00 00 48 89 f9 48 ... RSP: 0018:ffffc90000df7bd8 EFLAGS: 00010082 RAX: 000000000000006a RBX: ffffffff81622390 RCX: 0000000000000027 RDX: 00000000fffeffff RSI: 000000000057ffa8 RDI: ffff88907f960c88 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffffff83068e50 R09: 000000000002fffd R10: 0000000000000004 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8881001a4400 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff88907f420fb8 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88907f940000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CR2: 00007f60c3001000 CR3: 000000107d010005 CR4: 00000000007726f0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __warn+0xa4/0x140 ? check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 ? report_bug+0xe1/0x140 ? check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 ? handle_bug+0x5e/0x90 ? exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x40 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ? timer_recalc_next_expiry+0x190/0x190 ? check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 ? check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 __flush_work.llvm.1643880146586177030+0x174/0x2c0 flush_rcu_work+0x28/0x30 kvfree_rcu_barrier+0x12f/0x160 kmem_cache_destroy+0x18/0x120 bioset_exit+0x10c/0x150 disk_release.llvm.6740012984264378178+0x61/0xd0 device_release+0x4f/0x90 kobject_put+0x95/0x180 nvme_put_ns+0x23/0xc0 nvme_remove_invalid_namespaces+0xb3/0xd0 nvme_scan_work+0x342/0x490 process_scheduled_works+0x1a2/0x370 worker_thread+0x2ff/0x390 ? pwq_release_workfn+0x1e0/0x1e0 kthread+0xb1/0xe0 ? __kthread_parkme+0x70/0x70 ret_from_fork+0x30/0x40 ? __kthread_parkme+0x70/0x70 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 </TASK> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- <snip>

To address this switch to use of independent WQ_MEM_RECLAIM workqueue, so the rules are not violated from workqueue framework point of view.

Apart of that, since kvfree_rcu() does reclaim memory it is worth to go with WQ_MEM_RECLAIM type of wq because it is designed for this purpose.

AnalysisAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/slab/kvfree_rcu: Switch to WQ_MEM_RECLAIM wq Currently kvfree_rcu() APIs use a system workqueue which is "system_unbound_wq" to. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/slab/kvfree_rcu: Switch to WQ_MEM_RECLAIM wq Currently kvfree_rcu() APIs use a system workqueue which is "system_unbound_wq" to driver RCU machinery to reclaim a memory. Recently, it has been noted that the following kernel warning can be observed: <snip> workqueue: WQ_MEM_RECLAIM nvme-wq:nvme_scan_work is flushing !WQ_MEM_RECLAIM events_unbound:kfree_rcu_work WARNING: CPU: 21 PID: 330 at kernel/workqueue.c:3719 check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 Modules linked in: intel_uncore_frequency(E) intel_uncore_frequency_common(E) skx_edac(E) ... CPU: 21 UID: 0 PID: 330 Comm: kworker/u144:6 Tainted: G E 6.13.2-0_g925d379822da #1 Hardware name: Wiwynn Twin Lakes MP/Twin Lakes Passive MP, BIOS YMM20 02/01/2023 Workqueue: nvme-wq nvme_scan_work RIP: 0010:check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 Code: 05 9a 40 14 02 01 48 81 c6 c0 00 00 00 48 8b 50 18 48 81 c7 c0 00 00 00 48 89 f9 48 ... RSP: 0018:ffffc90000df7bd8 EFLAGS: 00010082 RAX: 000000000000006a RBX: ffffffff81622390 RCX: 0000000000000027 RDX: 00000000fffeffff RSI: 000000000057ffa8 RDI: ffff88907f960c88 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffffff83068e50 R09: 000000000002fffd R10: 0000000000000004 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8881001a4400 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff88907f420fb8 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88907f940000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CR2: 00007f60c3001000 CR3: 000000107d010005 CR4: 00000000007726f0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __warn+0xa4/0x140 ? check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 ? report_bug+0xe1/0x140 ? check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 ? handle_bug+0x5e/0x90 ? exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x40 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ? timer_recalc_next_expiry+0x190/0x190 ? check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 ? check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 __flush_work.llvm.1643880146586177030+0x174/0x2c0 flush_rcu_work+0x28/0x30 kvfree_rcu_barrier+0x12f/0x160 kmem_cache_destroy+0x18/0x120 bioset_exit+0x10c/0x150 disk_release.llvm.6740012984264378178+0x61/0xd0 device_release+0x4f/0x90 kobject_put+0x95/0x180 nvme_put_ns+0x23/0xc0 nvme_remove_invalid_namespaces+0xb3/0xd0 nvme_scan_work+0x342/0x490 process_scheduled_works+0x1a2/0x370 worker_thread+0x2ff/0x390 ? pwq_release_workfn+0x1e0/0x1e0 kthread+0xb1/0xe0 ? __kthread_parkme+0x70/0x70 ret_from_fork+0x30/0x40 ? __kthread_parkme+0x70/0x70 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 </TASK> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- <snip> To address this switch to use of independent WQ_MEM_RECLAIM workqueue, so the rules are not violated from workqueue framework point of view. Apart of that, since kvfree_rcu() does reclaim memory it is worth to go with WQ_MEM_RECLAIM type of wq because it is designed for this purpose. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
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