CVE-2025-21817
ADVISORY - nistSummary
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()
EPSS Score: 0.00119 (0.021)
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
ADVISORY - nist
Improper Locking
ADVISORY - redhat
Deadlock
NIST
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2025-21817
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
1.8
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)
CVSS SCORE
5.5mediumDebian
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2025-21817
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
CVSS SCORE
N/AlowUbuntu
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2025-21817
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
1.8
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
CVSS SCORE
5.5mediumAmazon
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDALAS2023-2025-984
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
CVSS SCORE
N/AmediumAmazon
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDALAS2023-2025-994
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
CVSS SCORE
N/AhighRed Hat
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2025-21817
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
0.8
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)