CVE: CVE-2025-38397
Published: 2025-07-25
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nvme-multipath: fix suspicious RCU usage warning

When I run the NVME over TCP test in virtme-ng, I get the following
"suspicious RCU usage" warning in nvme_mpath_add_sysfs_link():

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[    5.024557][   T44] nvmet: Created nvm controller 1 for subsystem nqn.2025-06.org.nvmexpress.mptcp for NQN nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:uuid:f7f6b5e0-ff97-4894-98ac-c85309e0bc77.
[    5.027401][  T183] nvme nvme0: creating 2 I/O queues.
[    5.029017][  T183] nvme nvme0: mapped 2/0/0 default/read/poll queues.
[    5.032587][  T183] nvme nvme0: new ctrl: NQN "nqn.2025-06.org.nvmexpress.mptcp", addr 127.0.0.1:4420, hostnqn: nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:uuid:f7f6b5e0-ff97-4894-98ac-c85309e0bc77
[    5.042214][   T25]
[    5.042440][   T25] =============================
[    5.042579][   T25] WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
[    5.042705][   T25] 6.16.0-rc3+ #23 Not tainted
[    5.042812][   T25] -----------------------------
[    5.042934][   T25] drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c:1203 RCU-list traversed in non-reader section!!
[    5.043111][   T25]
[    5.043111][   T25] other info that might help us debug this:
[    5.043111][   T25]
[    5.043341][   T25]
[    5.043341][   T25] rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1
[    5.043502][   T25] 3 locks held by kworker/u9:0/25:
[    5.043615][   T25]  #0: ffff[PII_REDACTED]48 ((wq_completion)async){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7ed/0x1350
[    5.043830][   T25]  #1: ffffc900001afd40 ((work_completion)(&entry->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0xcf3/0x1350
[    5.044084][   T25]  #2: ffff888013ee0020 (&head->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: nvme_mpath_add_sysfs_link.part.0+0xb4/0x3a0
[    5.044300][   T25]
[    5.044300][   T25] stack backtrace:
[    5.044439][   T25] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 25 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc3+ #23 PREEMPT(full)
[    5.044441][   T25] Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
[    5.044442][   T25] Workqueue: async async_run_entry_fn
[    5.044445][   T25] Call Trace:
[    5.044446][   T25]  <TASK>
[    5.044449][   T25]  dump_stack_lvl+0x6f/0xb0
[    5.044453][   T25]  lockdep_rcu_suspicious.cold+0x4f/0xb1
[    5.044457][   T25]  nvme_mpath_add_sysfs_link.part.0+0x2fb/0x3a0
[    5.044459][   T25]  ? queue_work_on+0x90/0xf0
[    5.044461][   T25]  ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x78/0x110
[    5.044466][   T25]  nvme_mpath_set_live+0x1e9/0x4f0
[    5.044470][   T25]  nvme_mpath_add_disk+0x240/0x2f0
[    5.044472][   T25]  ? __pfx_nvme_mpath_add_disk+0x10/0x10
[    5.044475][   T25]  ? add_disk_fwnode+0x361/0x580
[    5.044480][   T25]  nvme_alloc_ns+0x81c/0x17c0
[    5.044483][   T25]  ? kasan_quarantine_put+0x104/0x240
[    5.044487][   T25]  ? __pfx_nvme_alloc_ns+0x10/0x10
[    5.044495][   T25]  ? __pfx_nvme_find_get_ns+0x10/0x10
[    5.044496][   T25]  ? rcu_read_lock_any_held+0x45/0xa0
[    5.044498][   T25]  ? validate_chain+0x232/0x4f0
[    5.044503][   T25]  nvme_scan_ns+0x4c8/0x810
[    5.044506][   T25]  ? __pfx_nvme_scan_ns+0x10/0x10
[    5.044508][   T25]  ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80
[    5.044512][   T25]  ? ktime_get+0x16d/0x220
[    5.044517][   T25]  ? kvm_clock_get_cycles+0x18/0x30
[    5.044520][   T25]  ? __pfx_nvme_scan_ns_async+0x10/0x10
[    5.044522][   T25]  async_run_entry_fn+0x97/0x560
[    5.044523][   T25]  ? rcu_is_watching+0x12/0xc0
[    5.044526][   T25]  process_one_work+0xd3c/0x1350
[    5.044532][   T25]  ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10
[    5.044536][   T25]  ? assign_work+0x16c/0x240
[    5.044539][   T25]  worker_thread+0x4da/0xd50
[    5.044545][   T25]  ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[    5.044546][   T25]  kthread+0x356/0x5c0
[    5.044548][   T25]  ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[    5.044549][   T25]  ? ret_from_fork+0x1b/0x2e0
[    5.044552][   T25]  ? __lock_release.isra.0+0x5d/0x180
[    5.044553][   T25]  ? ret_from_fork+0x1b/0x2e0
[    5.044555][   T25]  ? rcu_is_watching+0x12/0xc0
[    5.044557][   T25]  ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[    5.04
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CVSS Score: 5.5 (MEDIUM)
References: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a432383e6cd86d9fda00a6073ed35c1067a836d6; https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d[PII_REDACTED]b13f715ce2480ac64c5b1c773f2a5