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CVE-2025-22030
published 2025-04-16

CVE-2025-22030: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: zswap: fix crypto_free_acomp() deadlock in zswap_cpu_comp_dead() Currently…

PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.19%
8.5th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: zswap: fix crypto_free_acomp() deadlock in zswap_cpu_comp_dead() Currently, zswap_cpu_comp_dead() calls crypto_free_acomp() while holding the per-CPU acomp_ctx mutex. crypto_free_acomp() then holds scomp_lock (through crypto_exit_scomp_ops_async()). On the other hand, crypto_alloc_acomp_node() holds the scomp_lock (through crypto_scomp_init_tfm()), and then allocates memory. If the allocation results in reclaim, we may attempt to hold the per-CPU acomp_ctx mutex. The above dependencies can cause an ABBA deadlock. For example in the following scenario: (1) Task A running on CPU #1: crypto_alloc_acomp_node() Holds scomp_lock Enters reclaim Reads per_cpu_ptr(pool->acomp_ctx, 1) (2) Task A is descheduled (3) CPU #1 goes offline zswap_cpu_comp_dead(CPU #1) Holds per_cpu_ptr(pool->acomp_ctx, 1)) Calls crypto_free_acomp() Waits for scomp_lock (4) Task A running on CPU #2: Waits for per_cpu_ptr(pool->acomp_ctx, 1) // Read on CPU #1 DEADLOCK Since there is no requirement to call crypto_free_acomp() with the per-CPU acomp_ctx mutex held in zswap_cpu_comp_dead(), move it after the mutex is unlocked. Also move the acomp_request_free() and kfree() calls for consistency and to avoid any potential sublte locking dependencies in the future. With this, only setting acomp_ctx fields to NULL occurs with the mutex held. This is similar to how zswap_cpu_comp_prepare() only initializes acomp_ctx fields with the mutex held, after performing all allocations before holding the mutex. Opportunistically, move the NULL check on acomp_ctx so that it takes place before the mutex dereference.

Affected

14 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.12.25-1 (forky)linux 6.12.25-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 12dcb0ef540629a281533f9dedc1b6b8e14cfb65 < a8d18000e9d2d97aaf105f5f9b3b0e8a6fbf8b96a8d18000e9d2d97aaf105f5f9b3b0e8a6fbf8b96
linuxlinux>= 12dcb0ef540629a281533f9dedc1b6b8e14cfb65 < 717d9c35deff6c33235693171bacbb03e9643fa4717d9c35deff6c33235693171bacbb03e9643fa4
linuxlinux>= 12dcb0ef540629a281533f9dedc1b6b8e14cfb65 < c11bcbc0a517acf69282c8225059b2a8ac5fe628c11bcbc0a517acf69282c8225059b2a8ac5fe628
linuxlinux>= 6.12.12 < 6.12.236.12.23
linuxlinux>= 8d29ff5d50304daa41dc3cfdda4a9d1e46cf5be1 < 747e3eec1d7d124ea90ed3d7b85369df8b4e36d2747e3eec1d7d124ea90ed3d7b85369df8b4e36d2
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.25-16.12.25-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.25-16.12.25-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.14.0-22.226.14.0-22.22
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.12.12 < 6.12.236.12.23
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.1 < 6.13.116.13.11
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.14 < 6.14.26.14.2

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.9MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu5.9MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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