In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm crypt: add cond_resched() to dmcrypt_write()
The loop in dmcrypt_write may be running for unbounded amount of time, thus we need cond_resched() in it.
This commit fixes the following warning:
[ 3391.153255][ C12] watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#12 stuck for 23s! [dmcrypt_write/2:2897] ... [ 3391.387210][ C12] Call trace: [ 3391.390338][ C12] blk_attempt_bio_merge.part.6+0x38/0x158 [ 3391.395970][ C12] blk_attempt_plug_merge+0xc0/0x1b0 [ 3391.401085][ C12] blk_mq_submit_bio+0x398/0x550 [ 3391.405856][ C12] submit_bio_noacct+0x308/0x380 [ 3391.410630][ C12] dmcrypt_write+0x1e4/0x208 [dm_crypt] [ 3391.416005][ C12] kthread+0x130/0x138 [ 3391.419911][ C12] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.106-64.140Upgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.313-235.533Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.177-158.645Upgrade kernel-debuginfo | Jun 23, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.23-36.46Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel | Jun 24, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | May 5, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Nov 12, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftool | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-azure-5.15 | May 8, 2025 | May 2, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | May 2, 2025 |
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