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CVE-2025-40361 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: ext4: change GFP_KERNEL to GFP_NOFS to avoid deadlock The parent function ext4_xattr_inode_lookup_create already uses GFP_NOFS for memory alloction, so the function ext4_xattr_inode_cache_find should use same gfp_flag.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/009127b0fc013aed193961686c28c2b541a5b2f3 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1534f72dc2a11ded38b0e0268fbcc0ca24e9fd4a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/199ab7b43c5ef7d384f6a08e786e107b3509acda kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/238f7a7356c33a9797a6297c6fdfd87f113b2325 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e6b27f4e68682aa3db9f83ca04adef89903159b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/add8458cac0b33a5e7a6b98457b38baea9600859 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb7d0d13c6e1f061464d1c425b08348a4e0c235d kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-40361
NVD Published Date:
12/16/2025
NVD Last Modified:
12/18/2025
Source:
kernel.org