CVE-2025-40361

NameCVE-2025-40361
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: ext4: change GFP_KERNEL to GFP_NOFS to avoid deadlock The parent function ext4_xattr_inode_lookup_create already uses GFP_NOFS for memory alloction, so the function ext4_xattr_inode_cache_find should use same gfp_flag.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.247-1fixed
bookworm6.1.148-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)6.1.158-1vulnerable
trixie6.12.57-1vulnerable
trixie (security)6.12.48-1vulnerable
forky6.17.11-1fixed
sid6.17.12-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebullseye5.10.247-1
linuxsource(unstable)6.17.8-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/1534f72dc2a11ded38b0e0268fbcc0ca24e9fd4a (6.18-rc1)

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