Linux Kernel up to 6.1.131/6.6.84/6.12.20/6.13.8 RDMA cond_resched allocation of resources

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.131/6.6.84/6.12.20/6.13.8. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function cond_resched of the component RDMA. Performing a manipulation results in allocation of resources. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-22010. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.131/6.6.84/6.12.20/6.13.8. This affects the function cond_resched of the component RDMA. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/hns: Fix soft lockup during bt pages loop Driver runs a for-loop when allocating bt pages and mapping them with buffer pages. When a large buffer (e.g. MR over 100GB) is being allocated, it may require a considerable loop count. This will lead to soft lockup: watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#27 stuck for 22s! ... Call trace: hem_list_alloc_mid_bt+0x124/0x394 [hns_roce_hw_v2] hns_roce_hem_list_request+0xf8/0x160 [hns_roce_hw_v2] hns_roce_mtr_create+0x2e4/0x360 [hns_roce_hw_v2] alloc_mr_pbl+0xd4/0x17c [hns_roce_hw_v2] hns_roce_reg_user_mr+0xf8/0x190 [hns_roce_hw_v2] ib_uverbs_reg_mr+0x118/0x290 watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#35 stuck for 23s! ... Call trace: hns_roce_hem_list_find_mtt+0x7c/0xb0 [hns_roce_hw_v2] mtr_map_bufs+0xc4/0x204 [hns_roce_hw_v2] hns_roce_mtr_create+0x31c/0x3c4 [hns_roce_hw_v2] alloc_mr_pbl+0xb0/0x160 [hns_roce_hw_v2] hns_roce_reg_user_mr+0x108/0x1c0 [hns_roce_hw_v2] ib_uverbs_reg_mr+0x120/0x2bc Add a cond_resched() to fix soft lockup during these loops. In order not to affect the allocation performance of normal-size buffer, set the loop count of a 100GB MR as the threshold to call cond_resched().

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-22010 since 12/29/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234309 (Debian dsa-5900 : affs-modules-6.1.0-28-4kc-malta-di - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.132, 6.6.85, 6.12.21 or 6.13.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 4104b0023ff66b5df900d23dbf38310893deca79/975355faba56c0751292ed15a90c3e2c7dc0aad6/13a52f6c9ff99f7d88f81da535cb4e85eade662b/9ab20fec7a1ce3057ad86afd27bfd08420b7cd11/25655580136de59ec89f09089dd28008ea440fc9 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (234309) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0732). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.131
• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.6.14
• 6.6.15
• 6.6.16
• 6.6.17
• 6.6.18
• 6.6.19
• 6.6.20
• 6.6.21
• 6.6.22
• 6.6.23
• 6.6.24
• 6.6.25
• 6.6.26
• 6.6.27
• 6.6.28
• 6.6.29
• 6.6.30
• 6.6.31
• 6.6.32
• 6.6.33
• 6.6.34
• 6.6.35
• 6.6.36
• 6.6.37
• 6.6.38
• 6.6.39
• 6.6.40
• 6.6.41
• 6.6.42
• 6.6.43
• 6.6.44
• 6.6.45
• 6.6.46
• 6.6.47
• 6.6.48
• 6.6.49
• 6.6.50
• 6.6.51
• 6.6.52
• 6.6.53
• 6.6.54
• 6.6.55
• 6.6.56
• 6.6.57
• 6.6.58
• 6.6.59
• 6.6.60
• 6.6.61
• 6.6.62
• 6.6.63
• 6.6.64
• 6.6.65
• 6.6.66
• 6.6.67
• 6.6.68
• 6.6.69
• 6.6.70
• 6.6.71
• 6.6.72
• 6.6.73
• 6.6.74
• 6.6.75
• 6.6.76
• 6.6.77
• 6.6.78
• 6.6.79
• 6.6.80
• 6.6.81
• 6.6.82
• 6.6.83
• 6.6.84
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
• 6.12.8
• 6.12.9
• 6.12.10
• 6.12.11
• 6.12.12
• 6.12.13
• 6.12.14
• 6.12.15
• 6.12.16
• 6.12.17
• 6.12.18
• 6.12.19
• 6.12.20
• 6.13.0
• 6.13.1
• 6.13.2
• 6.13.3
• 6.13.4
• 6.13.5
• 6.13.6
• 6.13.7
• 6.13.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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