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CVE-2025-40196
published 2025-11-12

CVE-2025-40196: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: quota: create dedicated workqueue for quota_release_work There is a kernel panic due to…

PriorityP421high7.8
EPSS
0.19%
8.5th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: quota: create dedicated workqueue for quota_release_work There is a kernel panic due to WARN_ONCE when panic_on_warn is set. This issue occurs when writeback is triggered due to sync call for an opened file(ie, writeback reason is WB_REASON_SYNC). When f2fs balance is needed at sync path, flush for quota_release_work is triggered. By default quota_release_work is queued to "events_unbound" queue which does not have WQ_MEM_RECLAIM flag. During f2fs balance "writeback" workqueue tries to flush quota_release_work causing kernel panic due to MEM_RECLAIM flag mismatch errors. This patch creates dedicated workqueue with WQ_MEM_RECLAIM flag for work quota_release_work. ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 14867 at kernel/workqueue.c:3721 check_flush_dependency+0x13c/0x148 Call trace: check_flush_dependency+0x13c/0x148 __flush_work+0xd0/0x398 flush_delayed_work+0x44/0x5c dquot_writeback_dquots+0x54/0x318 f2fs_do_quota_sync+0xb8/0x1a8 f2fs_write_checkpoint+0x3cc/0x99c f2fs_gc+0x190/0x750 f2fs_balance_fs+0x110/0x168 f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x474/0x7dc f2fs_write_data_pages+0x7d0/0xd0c do_writepages+0xe0/0x2f4 __writeback_single_inode+0x44/0x4ac writeback_sb_inodes+0x30c/0x538 wb_writeback+0xf4/0x440 wb_workfn+0x128/0x5d4 process_scheduled_works+0x1c4/0x45c worker_thread+0x32c/0x3e8 kthread+0x11c/0x1b0 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Kernel panic - not syncing: kernel: panic_on_warn set ...

Affected

26 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.17.6-1 (forky)linux 6.17.6-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 3e6ff207cd5bd924ad94cd1a7c633bcdac0ba1cb < 8df2eedd371a1c24ecc4283581299d7737dfcd068df2eedd371a1c24ecc4283581299d7737dfcd06
linuxlinux>= 5.10.231 < 5.115.11
linuxlinux>= 5.15.174 < 5.165.16
linuxlinux>= 5.4.287 < 5.55.5
linuxlinux>= 6.1.120 < 6.1.1786.1.178
linuxlinux>= 6.12.4 < 6.12.546.12.54
linuxlinux>= 6.6.64 < 6.6.1146.6.114
linuxlinux>= 8ea87e34792258825d290f4dc5216276e91cb224 < f12039df1515d5daf7d92e586ece5cefeb39561bf12039df1515d5daf7d92e586ece5cefeb39561b
linuxlinux>= ac6f420291b3fee1113f21d612fa88b628afab5b < 8a09a62f0c8c6123c2f1864ed6d5f9eb144afaf08a09a62f0c8c6123c2f1864ed6d5f9eb144afaf0
linuxlinux>= ac6f420291b3fee1113f21d612fa88b628afab5b < 72b7ceca857f38a8ca7c5629feffc6376963897472b7ceca857f38a8ca7c5629feffc63769638974
linuxlinux>= bcacb52a985f1b6d280f698a470b873dfe52728a < f846eacde280ecc3daedfe001580e3033565179ef846eacde280ecc3daedfe001580e3033565179e
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.57-16.12.57-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.6-16.17.6-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.6.1146.6.114
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-106.1066.8.0-106.106
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.0-14.146.17.0-14.14
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.17.46.17.4
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7.0 < 6.12.546.12.54
ubuntulinux-aws
ubuntulinux-oracle

CVSS provenance

vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
osv3.2LOW
vendor_redhat5.5LOW
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