fs/netfs/read_collect: add to next->prev_donated
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-21988 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-04-02 13:15:43 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-30 06:22:01 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/netfs/read_collect: add to next->prev_donated If multiple subrequests donate data to the same "next" request (depending on the subrequest completion order), each of them would overwrite the `prev_donated` field, causing data corruption and a BUG() crash ("Can't donate prior to front"). |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Secondary | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e 62b9ad7e52d4777f7e775ee1f0ad2452f6041024 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e e25cec3b76aba47a49138d2162fc809c6cd49c9e git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected ee4cdf7ba857a894ad1650d6ab77669cbbfa329e e2d46f2ec332533816417b60933954173f602121 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.12 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.20 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.13.8 6.13.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.14 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/e25cec3b76aba47a49138d2162fc809c6cd49c9e | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b9ad7e52d4777f7e775ee1f0ad2452f6041024 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2d46f2ec332533816417b60933954173f602121 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.