CVE-2025-40196
- Published: 2025-11-12T22:15:46.673
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs: quota: create dedicated workqueue for quota_release_work
There is a kernel panic due to WARN_ONCE when panic_on_warn is set.
This issue occurs when writeback is triggered due to sync call for an
opened file(ie, writeback reason is WB_REASON_SYNC). When f2fs balance
is needed at sync path, flush for quota_release_work is triggered.
By default quota_release_work is queued to “events_unbound” queue which
does not have WQ_MEM_RECLAIM flag. During f2fs balance “writeback”
workqueue tries to flush quota_release_work causing kernel panic due to
MEM_RECLAIM flag mismatch errors.
This patch creates dedicated workqueue with WQ_MEM_RECLAIM flag
for work quota_release_work.
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WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 14867 at kernel/workqueue.c:3721 check_flush_dependency+0x13c/0x148
Call trace:
check_flush_dependency+0x13c/0x148
__flush_work+0xd0/0x398
flush_delayed_work+0x44/0x5c
dquot_writeback_dquots+0x54/0x318
f2fs_do_quota_sync+0xb8/0x1a8
f2fs_write_checkpoint+0x3cc/0x99c
f2fs_gc+0x190/0x750
f2fs_balance_fs+0x110/0x168
f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x474/0x7dc
f2fs_write_data_pages+0x7d0/0xd0c
do_writepages+0xe0/0x2f4
__writeback_single_inode+0x44/0x4ac
writeback_sb_inodes+0x30c/0x538
wb_writeback+0xf4/0x440
wb_workfn+0x128/0x5d4
process_scheduled_works+0x1c4/0x45c
worker_thread+0x32c/0x3e8
kthread+0x11c/0x1b0
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
Kernel panic – not syncing: kernel: panic_on_warn set …
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How to fix CVE-2025-40196
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: quota: create dedicated workqueue for quota_release_work There is a kernel panic due to WARN_ONCE when panic_on_warn is set. This issue occurs when writeback is triggered due to sync call for an opened file(ie, writeback reason is WB_REASON_SYNC). When f2fs balance is needed at sync […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
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- Update to the latest patched version
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- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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