CVE-2025-21983 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-21983
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2025-21983 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Published on: 01 Apr 2025, 16:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2025-21983 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-21983: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/slab/kvfree_rcu: Switch to WQ_MEM_RECLAIM wq Currently kvfree_rcu() APIs use a system workqueue which is "system_unbound_wq" to driver RCU machinery to reclaim a memory. Recently, it has been noted that the following kernel warning can be observed: <snip> workqueue: WQ_MEM_RECLAIM nvme-wq:nvme_scan_work is flushing !WQ_MEM_RECLAIM events_unbound:kfree_rcu_work WARNING: CPU: 21 PID: 330 at kernel/workqueue.c:3719 check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 Modules linked in: intel_uncore_frequency(E) intel_uncore_frequency_common(E) skx_edac(E) ... CPU: 21 UID: 0 PID: 330 Comm: kworker/u144:6 Tainted: G E 6.13.2-0_g925d379822da #1 Hardware name: Wiwynn Twin Lakes MP/Twin Lakes Passive MP, BIOS YMM20 02/01/2023 Workqueue: nvme-wq nvme_scan_work RIP: 0010:check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 Code: 05 9a 40 14 02 01 48 81 c6 c0 00 00 00 48 8b 50 18 48 81 c7 c0 00 00 00 48 89 f9 48 ... RSP: 0018:ffffc90000df7bd8 EFLAGS: 00010082 RAX: 000000000000006a RBX: ffffffff81622390 RCX: 0000000000000027 RDX: 00000000fffeffff RSI: 000000000057ffa8 RDI: ffff88907f960c88 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffffff83068e50 R09: 000000000002fffd R10: 0000000000000004 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8881001a4400 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff88907f420fb8 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88907f940000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CR2: 00007f60c3001000 CR3: 000000107d010005 CR4: 00000000007726f0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __warn+0xa4/0x140 ? check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 ? report_bug+0xe1/0x140 ? check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 ? handle_bug+0x5e/0x90 ? exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x40 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ? timer_recalc_next_expiry+0x190/0x190 ? check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 ? check_flush_dependency+0x112/0x120 __flush_work.llvm.1643880146586177030+0x174/0x2c0 flush_rcu_work+0x28/0x30 kvfree_rcu_barrier+0x12f/0x160 kmem_cache_destroy+0x18/0x120 bioset_exit+0x10c/0x150 disk_release.llvm.6740012984264378178+0x61/0xd0 device_release+0x4f/0x90 kobject_put+0x95/0x180 nvme_put_ns+0x23/0xc0 nvme_remove_invalid_namespaces+0xb3/0xd0 nvme_scan_work+0x342/0x490 process_scheduled_works+0x1a2/0x370 worker_thread+0x2ff/0x390 ? pwq_release_workfn+0x1e0/0x1e0 kthread+0xb1/0xe0 ? __kthread_parkme+0x70/0x70 ret_from_fork+0x30/0x40 ? __kthread_parkme+0x70/0x70 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 </TASK> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- <snip> To address this switch to use of independent WQ_MEM_RECLAIM workqueue, so the rules are not violated from workqueue framework point of view. Apart of that, since kvfree_rcu() does reclaim memory it is worth to go with WQ_MEM_RECLAIM type of wq because it is designed for this purpose.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-21983

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-21983 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2025-21983

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2025-21983.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-21983, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-21983, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2025-21983 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2025-21983 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2025-21983 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2025-21983 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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