CVE-2025-21657

MEDIUM EPSS 6.9%
Published Jan 21, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jan 21, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Replace rq_lock() to raw_spin_rq_lock() in scx_ops_bypass() scx_ops_bypass() iterates all CPUs to re-enqueue all the scx tasks. For each CPU, it acquires a lock using rq_lock() regardless of whether a CPU is offline or the CPU is currently running a task in a higher scheduler class (e.g., deadline). The rq_lock() is supposed to be used for online CPUs, and the use of rq_lock() may trigger an unnecessary warning in rq_pin_lock(). Therefore, replace rq_lock() to raw_spin_rq_lock() in scx_ops_bypass(). Without this change, we observe the following warning: ===== START ===== [ 6.615205] rq->balance_callback && rq->balance_callback != &balance_push_callback [ 6.615208] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 0 at kernel/sched/sched.h:1730 __schedule+0x1130/0x1c90 ===== END =====

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
6.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 10

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.12.1  –  <6.12.10
linuxlinux_kernel6.12any
linuxlinux_kernel6.12any
linuxlinux_kernel6.12any
linuxlinux_kernel6.13any
linuxlinux_kernel6.13any
linuxlinux_kernel6.13any
linuxlinux_kernel6.13any
linuxlinux_kernel6.13any
linuxlinux_kernel6.13any

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6268d5bc10354fc2ab8d44a0cd3b042d49a0417e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9e446dd63cee7161717a6a8414ba9c6435af764
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6268d5bc10354fc2ab8d44a0cd3b042d49a0417e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9e446dd63cee7161717a6a8414ba9c6435af764
    Patch