Re: CVE-2025-68211: ksm: use range-walk function to jump over holes in scan_get_next_rmap_item
From: Greg KH
Date: Tue Jan 06 2026 - 09:25:54 EST
On Tue, Jan 06, 2026 at 09:36:29PM +0800, Quanmin Yan wrote:
> Hi gregkh,
>
> I don't think this should be classified as a CVE because the
> patch primarily addresses a performance issue in a rare scenario.
But in that "rare scenario" it is a system denial of service, making
ksmd deadlocked. Isn't that a real issue that was fixed here?
thanks,
greg k-h