CVE-2025-39736

mm/kmemleak: avoid deadlock by moving pr_warn() outside kmemleak_lock

CVE-2025-39736 is fixed in 31 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2025-1186, released September 10, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0013
2nd percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-livepatch-6.1.150-174.273 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
kernel-uek · ol 8 0:5.4.17-2136.348.3.el7uek ELSA-2025-20663 Oct 11, 2025
kernel-uek-container · ol 8 0:5.4.17-2136.348.3.el7uek ELSA-2025-20663 Oct 11, 2025
kernel-uek-container-debug · ol 8 0:5.4.17-2136.348.3.el7uek ELSA-2025-20663 Oct 11, 2025
kernel-uek-debug · ol 8 0:5.4.17-2136.348.3.el7uek ELSA-2025-20663 Oct 11, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 8 0:5.4.17-2136.348.3.el7uek ELSA-2025-20663 Oct 11, 2025
kernel-uek-devel · ol 8 0:5.4.17-2136.348.3.el7uek ELSA-2025-20663 Oct 11, 2025
kernel-uek-doc · ol 8 0:5.4.17-2136.348.3.el7uek ELSA-2025-20663 Oct 11, 2025
kernel-uek-tools · ol 8 0:5.4.17-2136.348.3.el7uek ELSA-2025-20663 Oct 11, 2025
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.153-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39736 Sep 11, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.43-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39736 Sep 11, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.16.3-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39736 Sep 11, 2025
perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
python3-perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.150-174.273.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1186 Sep 10, 2025

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