🛡️ CVE-2025-40241 — kernel
Description
erofs: fix crafted invalid cases for encoded extents
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
erofs: fix crafted invalid cases for encoded extents
Robert recently reported two corrupted images that can cause system
crashes, which are related to the new encoded extents introduced
in Linux 6.15:
- The first one [1] has plen != 0 (e.g. plen == 0x2000000) but
(plen & Z_EROFS_EXTENT_PLEN_MASK) == 0. It is used to represent
special extents such as sparse extents (!EROFS_MAP_MAPPED), but
previously only plen == 0 was handled;
- The second one [2] has pa 0xffffffffffdcffed and plen 0xb4000,
then "cur [0xfffffffffffff000] += bvec.bv_len [0x1000]" in
"} while ((cur += bvec.bv_len) < end);" wraps around, causing an
out-of-bound access of pcl->compressed_bvecs[] in
z_erofs_submit_queue(). EROFS only supports 48-bit physical block
addresses (up to 1EiB for 4k blocks), so add a sanity check to
enforce this.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Affected software
CVE-2025-40241 is recorded against 2 packages.
- kernel (from 6.15.0 up to 6.17.6)
- unknown
Timeline and source
Published on 4 December 2025 and last revised on 6 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)
CVE-2025-40241 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.15.0 | 6.17.6 |
| unknown | — | — |
References
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