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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: sched/deadline: Stop dl_server before CPU goes offline", "id": "2414479", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2414479"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nsched/deadline: Stop dl_server before CPU goes offline\nIBM CI tool reported kernel warning[1] when running a CPU removal\noperation through drmgr[2]. i.e \"drmgr -c cpu -r -q 1\"\nWARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c:219 cpudl_set+0x58/0x170\nNIP [c0000000002b6ed8] cpudl_set+0x58/0x170\nLR [c0000000002b7cb8] dl_server_timer+0x168/0x2a0\nCall Trace:\n[c000000002c2f8c0] init_stack+0x78c0/0x8000 (unreliable)\n[c0000000002b7cb8] dl_server_timer+0x168/0x2a0\n[c00000000034df84] __hrtimer_run_queues+0x1a4/0x390\n[c00000000034f624] hrtimer_interrupt+0x124/0x300\n[c00000000002a230] timer_interrupt+0x140/0x320\nGit bisects to: commit 4ae8d9aa9f9d (\"sched/deadline: Fix dl_server getting stuck\")\nThis happens since:\n- dl_server hrtimer gets enqueued close to cpu offline, when\nkthread_park enqueues a fair task.\n- CPU goes offline and drmgr removes it from cpu_present_mask.\n- hrtimer fires and warning is hit.\nFix it by stopping the dl_server before CPU is marked dead.\n[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/8218e149-7718-4432-9312-f97297c352b9@linux.ibm.com/\n[2]: https://github.com/ibm-power-utilities/powerpc-utils/tree/next/src/drmgr\n[sshegde: wrote the changelog and tested it]"], "name": "CVE-2025-40163", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2025-11-12T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40163\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40163\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025111227-CVE-2025-40163-55e0@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}