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.
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
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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