CVE-2025-40163
Nov. 12, 2025, 4:19 p.m.
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sched/deadline: Stop dl_server before CPU goes offline
IBM CI tool reported kernel warning[1] when running a CPU removal
operation through drmgr[2]. i.e "drmgr -c cpu -r -q 1"
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c:219 cpudl_set+0x58/0x170
NIP [c0000000002b6ed8] cpudl_set+0x58/0x170
LR [c0000000002b7cb8] dl_server_timer+0x168/0x2a0
Call Trace:
[c000000002c2f8c0] init_stack+0x78c0/0x8000 (unreliable)
[c0000000002b7cb8] dl_server_timer+0x168/0x2a0
[c00000000034df84] __hrtimer_run_queues+0x1a4/0x390
[c00000000034f624] hrtimer_interrupt+0x124/0x300
[c00000000002a230] timer_interrupt+0x140/0x320
Git bisects to: commit 4ae8d9aa9f9d ("sched/deadline: Fix dl_server getting stuck")
This happens since:
- dl_server hrtimer gets enqueued close to cpu offline, when
kthread_park enqueues a fair task.
- CPU goes offline and drmgr removes it from cpu_present_mask.
- hrtimer fires and warning is hit.
Fix it by stopping the dl_server before CPU is marked dead.
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
[2]: https://github.com/ibm-power-utilities/powerpc-utils/tree/next/src/drmgr
[sshegde: wrote the changelog and tested it]
Product(s) Impacted
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| linux_kernel |
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Published: Nov. 12, 2025, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 12, 2025, 4:19 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 12, 2025, 4:19 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
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