CVE-2025-21892

MEDIUMCVSS 4.7/10EPSS 0.12%

Last modified

CVE-2025-21892 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.7/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix the recovery flow of the UMR QP This patch addresses an issue in the recovery flow of the UMR QP, ensuring tasks do not get stuck, as highlighted by the call trace [1]. During recovery, before transitioning the QP to the RESET state, the software must wait for all outstanding WRs to complete. Failing to do so can cause the firmware to skip sending some flushed CQEs with errors and simply discard them upon the RESET, as per the IB specification. This race condition can result in lost CQEs and tasks becoming stuck. To resolve this, the patch sends a final WR which serves only as a barrier before moving the QP state to RESET. Once a CQE is received for that final WR, it guarantees that no outstanding WRs remain, making it safe to transition the QP to RESET and subsequently back to RTS, restoring proper functionality. Note: For the barrier WR, we simply reuse the failed and ready WR. Since the QP is in an error state, it will only receive IB_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR. However, as it serves only as a barrier we don't care about its status. [1] INFO: task rdma_resource_l:1922 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G W 6.12.0-rc7+ #1626 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:rdma_resource_l state:D stack:0 pid:1922 tgid:1922 ppid:1369 flags:0x00004004 Call Trace: <TASK> __schedule+0x420/0xd30 schedule+0x47/0x130 schedule_timeout+0x280/0x300 ? mark_held_locks+0x48/0x80 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xe5/0x1a0 wait_for_completion+0x75/0x130 mlx5r_umr_post_send_wait+0x3c2/0x5b0 [mlx5_ib] ? __pfx_mlx5r_umr_done+0x10/0x10 [mlx5_ib] mlx5r_umr_revoke_mr+0x93/0xc0 [mlx5_ib] __mlx5_ib_dereg_mr+0x299/0x520 [mlx5_ib] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x24/0x40 ? wait_for_completion+0xfe/0x130 ? rdma_restrack_put+0x63/0xe0 [ib_core] ib_dereg_mr_user+0x5f/0x120 [ib_core] ? lock_release+0xc6/0x280 destroy_hw_idr_uobject+0x1d/0x60 [ib_uverbs] uverbs_destroy_uobject+0x58/0x1d0 [ib_uverbs] uobj_destroy+0x3f/0x70 [ib_uverbs] ib_uverbs_cmd_verbs+0x3e4/0xbb0 [ib_uverbs] ? __pfx_uverbs_destroy_def_handler+0x10/0x10 [ib_uverbs] ? __lock_acquire+0x64e/0x2080 ? mark_held_locks+0x48/0x80 ? find_held_lock+0x2d/0xa0 ? lock_acquire+0xc1/0x2f0 ? ib_uverbs_ioctl+0xcb/0x170 [ib_uverbs] ? __fget_files+0xc3/0x1b0 ib_uverbs_ioctl+0xe7/0x170 [ib_uverbs] ? ib_uverbs_ioctl+0xcb/0x170 [ib_uverbs] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x1b0/0xa70 do_syscall_64+0x6b/0x140 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7f99c918b17b RSP: 002b:00007ffc766d0468 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ffc766d0578 RCX: 00007f99c918b17b RDX: 00007ffc766d0560 RSI: 00000000c0181b01 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 00007ffc766d0540 R08: 00007f99c8f99010 R09: 000000000000bd7e R10: 00007f99c94c1c70 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffc766d0530 R13: 000000000000001c R14: 0000000040246a80 R15: 0000000000000000 </TASK>. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix the recovery flow of the UMR QP This patch addresses an issue in the recovery flow of the UMR QP, ensuring tasks do not get stuck, as highlighted by the call trace [1]. During recovery, before transitioning the QP to the RESET state, the software must wait for all outstanding WRs to complete. Failing to do so can cause the firmware to skip sending some flushed CQEs with errors and simply discard them upon the RESET, as per the IB specification. This race condition can result in lost CQEs and tasks becoming stuck. To resolve this, the patch sends a final WR which serves only as a barrier before moving the QP state to RESET. Once a CQE is received for that final WR, it guarantees that no outstanding WRs remain, making it safe to transition the QP to RESET and subsequently back to RTS, restoring proper functionality. Note: For the barrier WR, we simply reuse the failed and ready WR. Since the QP is in an error state, it will only receive IB_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR. However, as it serves only as a barrier we don't care about its status. [1] INFO: task rdma_resource_l:1922 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G W 6.12.0-rc7+ #1626 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:rdma_resource_l state:D stack:0 pid:1922 tgid:1922 ppid:1369 flags:0x00004004 Call Trace: <TASK> __schedule+0x420/0xd30 schedule+0x47/0x130 schedule_timeout+0x280/0x300 ? mark_held_locks+0x48/0x80 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xe5/0x1a0 wait_for_completion+0x75/0x130 mlx5r_umr_post_send_wait+0x3c2/0x5b0 [mlx5_ib] ? __pfx_mlx5r_umr_done+0x10/0x10 [mlx5_ib] mlx5r_umr_revoke_mr+0x93/0xc0 [mlx5_ib] __mlx5_ib_dereg_mr+0x299/0x520 [mlx5_ib] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x24/0x40 ? wait_for_completion+0xfe/0x130 ? rdma_restrack_put+0x63/0xe0 [ib_core] ib_dereg_mr_user+0x5f/0x120 [ib_core] ? lock_release+0xc6/0x280 destroy_hw_idr_uobject+0x1d/0x60 [ib_uverbs] uverbs_destroy_uobject+0x58/0x1d0 [ib_uverbs] uobj_destroy+0x3f/0x70 [ib_uverbs] ib_uverbs_cmd_verbs+0x3e4/0xbb0 [ib_uverbs] ? __pfx_uverbs_destroy_def_handler+0x10/0x10 [ib_uverbs] ? __lock_acquire+0x64e/0x2080 ? mark_held_locks+0x48/0x80 ? find_held_lock+0x2d/0xa0 ? lock_acquire+0xc1/0x2f0 ? ib_uverbs_ioctl+0xcb/0x170 [ib_uverbs] ? __fget_files+0xc3/0x1b0 ib_uverbs_ioctl+0xe7/0x170 [ib_uverbs] ? ib_uverbs_ioctl+0xcb/0x170 [ib_uverbs] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x1b0/0xa70 do_syscall_64+0x6b/0x140 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7f99c918b17b RSP: 002b:00007ffc766d0468 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ffc766d0578 RCX: 00007f99c918b17b RDX: 00007ffc766d0560 RSI: 00000000c0181b01 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 00007ffc766d0540 R08: 00007f99c8f99010 R09: 000000000000bd7e R10: 00007f99c94c1c70 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffc766d0530 R13: 000000000000001c R14: 0000000040246a80 R15: 0000000000000000 </TASK>

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
4.7/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.12%

1.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.19.10, < 6.12.18
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.13, < 6.13.6
LinuxLinux Kernel6.14Rc1

References

Timeline

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-21892?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix the recovery flow of the UMR QP This patch addresses an issue in the recovery flow of the UMR QP, ensuring tasks do not get stuck, as highlighted by the call trace [1]. During recovery, before transitioning the QP to the RESET state, the software must wait for all outstanding WRs to complete. Failing to do so can cause the firmware to skip sending some flushed CQEs with errors and simply discard them upon the RESET, as per the IB specification. This race condition can result in lost CQEs and tasks becoming stuck. To resolve this, the patch sends a final WR which serves only as a barrier before moving the QP state to RESET. Once a CQE is received for that final WR, it guarantees that no outstanding WRs remain, making it safe to transition the QP to RESET and subsequently back to RTS, restoring proper functionality. Note: For the barrier WR, we simply reuse the failed and ready WR. Since the QP is in an error state, it will only receive IB_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR. However, as it serves only as a barrier we don't care about its status. [1] INFO: task rdma_resource_l:1922 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G W 6.12.0-rc7+ #1626 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:rdma_resource_l state:D stack:0 pid:1922 tgid:1922 ppid:1369 flags:0x00004004 Call Trace: <TASK> __schedule+0x420/0xd30 schedule+0x47/0x130 schedule_timeout+0x280/0x300 ? mark_held_locks+0x48/0x80 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xe5/0x1a0 wait_for_completion+0x75/0x130 mlx5r_umr_post_send_wait+0x3c2/0x5b0 [mlx5_ib] ? __pfx_mlx5r_umr_done+0x10/0x10 [mlx5_ib] mlx5r_umr_revoke_mr+0x93/0xc0 [mlx5_ib] __mlx5_ib_dereg_mr+0x299/0x520 [mlx5_ib] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x24/0x40 ? wait_for_completion+0xfe/0x130 ? rdma_restrack_put+0x63/0xe0 [ib_core] ib_dereg_mr_user+0x5f/0x120 [ib_core] ? lock_release+0xc6/0x280 destroy_hw_idr_uobject+0x1d/0x60 [ib_uverbs] uverbs_destroy_uobject+0x58/0x1d0 [ib_uverbs] uobj_destroy+0x3f/0x70 [ib_uverbs] ib_uverbs_cmd_verbs+0x3e4/0xbb0 [ib_uverbs] ? __pfx_uverbs_destroy_def_handler+0x10/0x10 [ib_uverbs] ? __lock_acquire+0x64e/0x2080 ? mark_held_locks+0x48/0x80 ? find_held_lock+0x2d/0xa0 ? lock_acquire+0xc1/0x2f0 ? ib_uverbs_ioctl+0xcb/0x170 [ib_uverbs] ? __fget_files+0xc3/0x1b0 ib_uverbs_ioctl+0xe7/0x170 [ib_uverbs] ? ib_uverbs_ioctl+0xcb/0x170 [ib_uverbs] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x1b0/0xa70 do_syscall_64+0x6b/0x140 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7f99c918b17b RSP: 002b:00007ffc766d0468 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ffc766d0578 RCX: 00007f99c918b17b RDX: 00007ffc766d0560 RSI: 00000000c0181b01 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 00007ffc766d0540 R08: 00007f99c8f99010 R09: 000000000000bd7e R10: 00007f99c94c1c70 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffc766d0530 R13: 000000000000001c R14: 0000000040246a80 R15: 0000000000000000 </TASK>
How severe is CVE-2025-21892?
CVE-2025-21892 has a CVSS score of 4.7/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-21892?
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Source: NVD / NIST