CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-21900

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.32%

24th percentile - higher than 24% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, NFSv4 has a deadlock when recovering state for a sillyrenamed file. The put_nfs_open_context() call can trigger a synchronous delegreturn that deadlocks because it is not marked as privileged.

Risk Assessment

Deadlock can prevent applications using NFSv4 from functioning, leading to system unresponsiveness.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that ensures asynchronous delegreturn for sillyrenamed files.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4: Fix a deadlock when recovering state on a sillyrenamed file If the file is sillyrenamed, and slated for delete on close, it is possible for a server reboot to triggeer an open reclaim, with can again race with the application call to close(). When that happens, the call to put_nfs_open_context() can trigger a synchronous delegreturn call which deadlocks because it is not marked as privileged. Instead, ensure that the call to nfs4_inode_return_delegation_on_close() catches the delegreturn, and schedules it asynchronously.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS