CVE-2025-38393
NFSv4/pNFS: Fix a race to wake on NFS_LAYOUT_DRAIN
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4/pNFS: Fix a race to wake on NFS_LAYOUT_DRAIN We found a few different systems hung up in writeback waiting on the same page lock, and one task waiting on the NFS_LAYOUT_DRAIN bit in pnfs_update_layout(), however the pnfs_layout_hdr's plh_outstanding count was zero. It seems most likely that this is another race between the waiter and waker similar to commit ed0172af5d6f ("SUNRPC: Fix a race to wake a sync task"). Fix it up by applying the advised barrier.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08287df60bac5b008b6bcdb03053988335d3d282
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f4da20080718f258e189a2c5f515385fa393da6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/864a54c1243ed3ca60baa4bc492dede1361f4c83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8846fd02c98da8b79e6343a20e6071be6f372180
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ca65fa71024a1767a59ffbc6a6e2278af84735e
References (10)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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