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scsi: storvsc: Ratelimit warning logs to prevent VM denial of service

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: storvsc: Ratelimit warning logs to prevent VM denial of service If there's a persistent error in the hypervisor, the SCSI warning for failed I/O can flood the kernel log and max out CPU utilization, preventing troubleshooting from the VM side. Ratelimit the warning so it doesn't DoS the VM.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.15.178, 6.1.128, 6.12.12, 6.13.1, 6.6.75
CVEs
CVE-2025-21690
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
8 Nov 2026, 01:51 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

scsi: storvsc: Ratelimit warning logs to prevent VM denial of service

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Feb 2025, 15:58 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: storvsc: Ratelimit warning logs to prevent VM denial of service If there's a persistent error in the hypervisor, the SCSI warning for failed I/O can flood the kernel log and max out CPU utilization, preventing troubleshooting from the VM side. Ratelimit the warning so it doesn't DoS the VM.

osv:CVE-2025-21690

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.15.178, 6.1.128, 6.6.75, 6.12.12, 6.13.1

Complete source record
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