CVE-2025-38172

HIGH

Linux Kernel 6.12-6.12.33, 6.13-6.15.2, 6.16 - Use-After-Free in EROFS Multi-Device Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: avoid using multiple devices with different type For multiple devices, both primary and extra devices should be the same type. `erofs_init_device` has already guaranteed that if the primary is a file-backed device, extra devices should also be regular files. However, if the primary is a block device while the extra device is a file-backed device, `erofs_init_device` will get an ENOTBLK, which is not treated as an error in `erofs_fc_get_tree`, and that leads to an UAF: erofs_fc_get_tree get_tree_bdev_flags(erofs_fc_fill_super) erofs_read_superblock erofs_init_device // sbi->dif0 is not inited yet, // return -ENOTBLK deactivate_locked_super free(sbi) if (err is -ENOTBLK) sbi->dif0.file = filp_open() // sbi UAF So if -ENOTBLK is hitted in `erofs_init_device`, it means the primary device must be a block device, and the extra device is not a block device. The error can be converted to -EINVAL.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 4.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (11)
linux/Kernel 6.12.0 - 6.12.34linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.15.3linux
Linux/Linux < 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.12.34 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.15.3 - 6.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.16
Linux/Linux fb176750266a3d7f42ebdcf28e8ba40350b27847 - 65115472f741ca000d7ea4a5922214f93cd1516e
Linux/Linux fb176750266a3d7f42ebdcf28e8ba40350b27847 - 9748f2f54f66743ac77275c34886a9f890e18409
Linux/Linux fb176750266a3d7f42ebdcf28e8ba40350b27847 - cd04beb9ce2773a16057248bb4fa424068ae3807
... and 1 more
Published Jul 03, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026