In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/kmemleak: avoid deadlock by moving pr_warn() outside kmemleak_lock
When netpoll is enabled, calling pr_warn_once() while holding
kmemleak_lock in mem_pool_alloc() can cause a deadlock due to lock
inversion with the netconsole subsystem. This occurs because
pr_warn_once() may trigger netpoll, which eventually leads to
__alloc_skb() and back into kmemleak code, attempting to reacquire
kmemleak_lock.
This is the path for the deadlock.
mem_pool_alloc()
-> raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
-> pr_warn_once()
-> netconsole subsystem
-> netpoll
-> __alloc_skb
-> __create_object
-> raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&kmemleak_lock, flags);
Fix this by setting a flag and issuing the pr_warn_once() after
kmemleak_lock is released.
References
Configurations
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Configuration 2 (hide)
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History
09 Jan 2026, 14:59
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| First Time |
Linux
Debian Debian debian Linux Linux linux Kernel |
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| CWE | CWE-667 | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08f70be5e406ce47c822f2dd11c1170ca259605b - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1da95d3d4b7b1d380ebd87b71a61e7e6aed3265d - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47b0f6d8f0d2be4d311a49e13d2fd5f152f492b2 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b0151e1d468eb2667c37b7af99b3c075072d334 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62879faa8efe8d8a9c7bf7606ee9c068012d7dac - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0854de00ce2ee27edf39037e7836ad580eb3350 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a181b228b37a6a5625dad2bb4265bb7abb673e9f - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7b6ea0ede687e7460e593c5ea478f50aa41682a - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f249d32bb54876b4b6c3ae071af8ddca77af390b - Patch | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html - Third Party Advisory, Mailing List | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html - Third Party Advisory, Mailing List | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
03 Nov 2025, 18:16
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| References |
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11 Sep 2025, 17:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-09-11 17:15
Updated : 2026-01-09 14:59
NVD link : CVE-2025-39736
Mitre link : CVE-2025-39736
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-39736
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-667
Improper Locking
