CVE-2025-21767

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

clocksource: Use migrate_disable() to avoid calling get_random_u32() in atomic context

The following bug report happened with a PREEMPT_RT kernel:

  BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48
  in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 2012, name: kwatchdog
  preempt_count: 1, expected: 0
  RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0
  get_random_u32+0x4f/0x110
  clocksource_verify_choose_cpus+0xab/0x1a0
  clocksource_verify_percpu.part.0+0x6b/0x330
  clocksource_watchdog_kthread+0x193/0x1a0

It is due to the fact that clocksource_verify_choose_cpus() is invoked with
preemption disabled.  This function invokes get_random_u32() to obtain
random numbers for choosing CPUs.  The batched_entropy_32 local lock and/or
the base_crng.lock spinlock in driver/char/random.c will be acquired during
the call. In PREEMPT_RT kernel, they are both sleeping locks and so cannot
be acquired in atomic context.

Fix this problem by using migrate_disable() to allow smp_processor_id() to
be reliably used without introducing atomic context. preempt_disable() is
then called after clocksource_verify_choose_cpus() but before the
clocksource measurement is being run to avoid introducing unexpected
latency.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
LinuxCNA
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 7%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
5.10.50 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.235
linuxlinux_kernel
5.12.17 ≤
𝑥
< 5.13
linuxlinux_kernel
5.13.2 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.179
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.129
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.79
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.16
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.13.4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.14:rc1
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
5.10.244-1
fixed
bookworm
6.1.148-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.153-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.43-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.48-1
fixed
forky
6.16.12-2
fixed
sid
6.17.6-1
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.153-1~deb11u1
fixed