CVE-2025-22036

exfat: fix random stack corruption after get_block

HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: April 16, 2025 at 02:11 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: fix random stack corruption after get_block When get_block is called with a buffer_head allocated on the stack, such as do_mpage_readpage, stack corruption due to buffer_head UAF may occur in the following race condition situation. <CPU 0> <CPU 1> mpage_read_folio <<bh on stack>> do_mpage_readpage exfat_get_block bh_read __bh_read get_bh(bh) submit_bh wait_on_buffer ... end_buffer_read_sync __end_buffer_read_notouch unlock_buffer <<keep going>> ... ... ... ... <<bh is not valid out of mpage_read_folio>> . . another_function <<variable A on stack>> put_bh(bh) atomic_dec(bh->b_count) * stack corruption here * This patch returns -EAGAIN if a folio does not have buffers when bh_read needs to be called. By doing this, the caller can fallback to functions like block_read_full_folio(), create a buffer_head in the folio, and then call get_block again. Let's do not call bh_read() with on-stack buffer_head.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.13 ≤ v < 6.13.116.14 ≤ v < 6.14.26.8 ≤ v < 6.12.236.8 ≤ v < 6.13.116.8 ≤ v < 6.14.26.8 ≤ v < 6.1511a347fb6cef62ce47e84b97c45f2b2497c7593b6.8
Vendor states this is fixed in 1bb7ff4204b6d4927e982cd256286c09ed4fd8ca (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 49b0a6ab8e528a0c1c50e37cef9b9c7c121365f2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f7447286363dc1e410bf30b87d75168f3519f9cc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f807a6bf2005740fa26b4f59c4a003dc966b9afd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.23 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.14.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

References (4)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bb7ff4204b6d4927e982cd256286c09ed4fd8ca
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49b0a6ab8e528a0c1c50e37cef9b9c7c121365f2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7447286363dc1e410bf30b87d75168f3519f9cc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f807a6bf2005740fa26b4f59c4a003dc966b9afd

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362CWE-416

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