FKIE_CVE-2025-68253

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-16 15:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:58
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: don't spin in add_stack_record when gfp flags don't allow syzbot was able to find the following path: add_stack_record_to_list mm/page_owner.c:182 [inline] inc_stack_record_count mm/page_owner.c:214 [inline] __set_page_owner+0x2c3/0x4a0 mm/page_owner.c:333 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline] post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1851 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1859 [inline] get_page_from_freelist+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858 alloc_pages_nolock_noprof+0x94/0x120 mm/page_alloc.c:7554 Don't spin in add_stack_record_to_list() when it is called from *_nolock() context.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/504174133453e3af73e626e328603d7eb5986f34
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c83aab85e18103a6dc066b4939e2c92a02bb1b05
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmm: don\u0027t spin in add_stack_record when gfp flags don\u0027t allow\n\nsyzbot was able to find the following path:\n  add_stack_record_to_list mm/page_owner.c:182 [inline]\n  inc_stack_record_count mm/page_owner.c:214 [inline]\n  __set_page_owner+0x2c3/0x4a0 mm/page_owner.c:333\n  set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]\n  post_alloc_hook+0x240/0x2a0 mm/page_alloc.c:1851\n  prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1859 [inline]\n  get_page_from_freelist+0x21e4/0x22c0 mm/page_alloc.c:3858\n  alloc_pages_nolock_noprof+0x94/0x120 mm/page_alloc.c:7554\n\nDon\u0027t spin in add_stack_record_to_list() when it is called\nfrom *_nolock() context."
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  "id": "CVE-2025-68253",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:58:48.727",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-12-16T15:15:54.660",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}



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