CVE-2025-39866

fs: writeback: fix use-after-free in __mark_inode_dirty()

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 19, 2025 at 03:26 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
6 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 Pn /dp MFP Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: writeback: fix use-after-free in __mark_inode_dirty() An use-after-free issue occurred when __mark_inode_dirty() get the bdi_writeback that was in the progress of switching. CPU: 1 PID: 562 Comm: systemd-random- Not tainted 6.6.56-gb4403bd46a8e #1 ...... pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : __mark_inode_dirty+0x124/0x418 lr : __mark_inode_dirty+0x118/0x418 sp : ffffffc08c9dbbc0 ........ Call trace: __mark_inode_dirty+0x124/0x418 generic_update_time+0x4c/0x60 file_modified+0xcc/0xd0 ext4_buffered_write_iter+0x58/0x124 ext4_file_write_iter+0x54/0x704 vfs_write+0x1c0/0x308 ksys_write+0x74/0x10c __arm64_sys_write+0x1c/0x28 invoke_syscall+0x48/0x114 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc0/0xe0 do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28 el0_svc+0x40/0xe4 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x12c el0t_64_sync+0x194/0x198 Root cause is: systemd-random-seed kworker ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ___mark_inode_dirty inode_switch_wbs_work_fn spin_lock(&inode->i_lock); inode_attach_wb locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list get inode->i_wb spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock); spin_lock(&wb->list_lock) spin_lock(&inode->i_lock) inode_io_list_move_locked spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock) spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock) spin_lock(&old_wb->list_lock) inode_do_switch_wbs spin_lock(&inode->i_lock) inode->i_wb = new_wb spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock) spin_unlock(&old_wb->list_lock) wb_put_many(old_wb, nr_switched) cgwb_release old wb released wb_wakeup_delayed() accesses wb, then trigger the use-after-free issue Fix this race condition by holding inode spinlock until wb_wakeup_delayed() finished.

Affected

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

4.2 ≤ v < 5.10.2475.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1925.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1516.13 ≤ v < 6.16.66.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1056.7 ≤ v < 6.12.466.176.17 rc16.17 rc2747259d13febfcc838980a63c414c9b920cea6f
Vendor states this is fixed in 1edc2feb9c759a9883dfe81cb5ed231412d8b2e4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b187c976111960e6e54a6b1fff724f6e3d39406c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bf89b1f87c72df79cf76203f71fbf8349cd5c9de (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c8c14adf80bd1a6e4a1d7ee9c2a816881c26d17a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d02d2c98d25793902f65803ab853b592c7a96b29 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e2a14bbae5d8bacaa301362744a110e2be40a3a3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e63052921f1b25a836feb1500b841bff7a4a0456 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.247 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.192 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.151 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.46 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.105 (unaffected)
v < V5.0
Affected range stops below V5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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