Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2025-21900
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4: Fix a deadlock when recovering state on a sillyrenamed file If the file is sillyrenamed, and slated for delete on close, it is possible for a server reboot to triggeer an open reclaim, with can again race with the application call to close(). When that happens, the call to put_nfs_open_context() can trigger a synchronous delegreturn call which deadlocks because it is not marked as privileged. Instead, ensure that the call to nfs4_inode_return_delegation_on_close() catches the delegreturn, and schedules it asynchronously.
EPSS: 0.001 (3.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions adb4b42d19aea91826621a8d0bac94cf2c08f8bc, 6.11, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.14
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-21900?
- CVE-2025-21900 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-04-01.
- How severe is CVE-2025-21900?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.