{"id":"CVE-2025-21694","revision":"48dc2d04b4f74db8a4271005f9f516bd","records":[{"revision":"48dc2d04b4f74db8a4271005f9f516bd","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2025-21694","aliases":[],"title":"fs/proc: fix softlockup in __read_vmcore (part 2)","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs/proc: fix softlockup in __read_vmcore (part 2)\n\nSince commit 5cbcb62dddf5 (\"fs/proc: fix softlockup in __read_vmcore\") the\nnumber of softlockups in __read_vmcore at kdump time have gone down, but\nthey still happen sometimes.\n\nIn a memory constrained environment like the kdump image, a softlockup is\nnot just a harmless message, but it can interfere with things like RCU\nfreeing memory, causing the crashdump to get stuck.\n\nThe second loop in __read_vmcore has a lot more opportunities for natural\nsleep points, like scheduling out while waiting for a data write to\nhappen, but apparently that is not always enough.\n\nAdd a cond_resched() to the second loop in __read_vmcore to (hopefully)\nget rid of the softlockups.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2025-02-12T13:27:53.763+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-15T01:03:18.737+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"fs/proc/vmcore.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"803d5a33d5ffdc2d86dcc0cfa01655a330612cdb\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"84c4ed15626574c9ac6c1039ba9c137a77bcc7f2\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n            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