hfsplus: fix KMSAN uninit-value issue in __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent()

Summary

CVECVE-2025-40244
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-12-04 16:16:17 UTC
Updated2026-07-30 06:24:20 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfsplus: fix KMSAN uninit-value issue in __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent() The syzbot reported issue in __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent(): [ 70.194323][ T9350] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent+0x7d0/0x990 [ 70.195022][ T9350] __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent+0x7d0/0x990 [ 70.195530][ T9350] hfsplus_file_extend+0x74f/0x1cf0 [ 70.195998][ T9350] hfsplus_get_block+0xe16/0x17b0 [ 70.196458][ T9350] __block_write_begin_int+0x962/0x2ce0 [ 70.196959][ T9350] cont_write_begin+0x1000/0x1950 [ 70.197416][ T9350] hfsplus_write_begin+0x85/0x130 [ 70.197873][ T9350] generic_perform_write+0x3e8/0x1060 [ 70.198374][ T9350] __generic_file_write_iter+0x215/0x460 [ 70.198892][ T9350] generic_file_write_iter+0x109/0x5e0 [ 70.199393][ T9350] vfs_write+0xb0f/0x14e0 [ 70.199771][ T9350] ksys_write+0x23e/0x490 [ 70.200149][ T9350] __x64_sys_write+0x97/0xf0 [ 70.200570][ T9350] x64_sys_call+0x3015/0x3cf0 [ 70.201065][ T9350] do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x1d0 [ 70.201506][ T9350] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f [ 70.202054][ T9350] [ 70.202279][ T9350] Uninit was created at: [ 70.202693][ T9350] __kmalloc_noprof+0x621/0xf80 [ 70.203149][ T9350] hfsplus_find_init+0x8d/0x1d0 [ 70.203602][ T9350] hfsplus_file_extend+0x6ca/0x1cf0 [ 70.204087][ T9350] hfsplus_get_block+0xe16/0x17b0 [ 70.204561][ T9350] __block_write_begin_int+0x962/0x2ce0 [ 70.205074][ T9350] cont_write_begin+0x1000/0x1950 [ 70.205547][ T9350] hfsplus_write_begin+0x85/0x130 [ 70.206017][ T9350] generic_perform_write+0x3e8/0x1060 [ 70.206519][ T9350] __generic_file_write_iter+0x215/0x460 [ 70.207042][ T9350] generic_file_write_iter+0x109/0x5e0 [ 70.207552][ T9350] vfs_write+0xb0f/0x14e0 [ 70.207961][ T9350] ksys_write+0x23e/0x490 [ 70.208375][ T9350] __x64_sys_write+0x97/0xf0 [ 70.208810][ T9350] x64_sys_call+0x3015/0x3cf0 [ 70.209255][ T9350] do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x1d0 [ 70.209680][ T9350] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f [ 70.210230][ T9350] [ 70.210454][ T9350] CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 9350 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.12.0-rc5 #5 [ 70.211174][ T9350] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 70.212115][ T9350] ===================================================== [ 70.212734][ T9350] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint [ 70.213284][ T9350] Kernel panic - not syncing: kmsan.panic set ... [ 70.213858][ T9350] CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 9350 Comm: repro Tainted: G B 6.12.0-rc5 #5 [ 70.214679][ T9350] Tainted: [B]=BAD_PAGE [ 70.215057][ T9350] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 70.215999][ T9350] Call Trace: [ 70.216309][ T9350] <TASK> [ 70.216585][ T9350] dump_stack_lvl+0x1fd/0x2b0 [ 70.217025][ T9350] dump_stack+0x1e/0x30 [ 70.217421][ T9350] panic+0x502/0xca0 [ 70.217803][ T9350] ? kmsan_get_metadata+0x13e/0x1c0 [ 70.218294][ Message fromT sy9350] kmsan_report+0x296/slogd@syzkaller 0x2aat Aug 18 22:11:058 ... kernel :[ 70.213284][ T9350] Kernel panic - not syncing: kmsan.panic [ 70.220179][ T9350] ? kmsan_get_metadata+0x13e/0x1c0 set ... [ 70.221254][ T9350] ? __msan_warning+0x96/0x120 [ 70.222066][ T9350] ? __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent+0x7d0/0x990 [ 70.223023][ T9350] ? hfsplus_file_extend+0x74f/0x1cf0 [ 70.224120][ T9350] ? hfsplus_get_block+0xe16/0x17b0 [ 70.224946][ T9350] ? __block_write_begin_int+0x962/0x2ce0 [ 70.225756][ T9350] ? cont_write_begin+0x1000/0x1950 [ 70.226337][ T9350] ? hfsplus_write_begin+0x85/0x130 [ 70.226852][ T9350] ? generic_perform_write+0x3e8/0x1060 [ 70.227405][ T9350] ? __generic_file_write_iter+0x215/0x460 [ 70.227979][ T9350] ? generic_file_write_iter+0x109/0x5e0 [ 70.228540][ T9350] ? vfs_write+0xb0f/0x14e0 [ 70.228997][ T9350] ? ksys_write+0x23e/0x490 ---truncated---

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.001370000 probability, percentile 0.035850000 (date 2026-07-31)


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 c1ec90bed504640a42bb20a5f413be39cd17ad71 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 b8a72692aa42b7dcd179a96b90bc2763ac74576a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 c135b8dca65526aa5b8814e9954e0ae317d9c598 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 d7e313039a8f3a6ee072dc5ff4643234d2d735cf git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 a5bfb13b4f406aef1a450f99d22d3e48df01528c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 99202d94909d323a30d154ab0261c0a07166daec git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 14c673a2f3ecf650b694a52a88688f1d71849899 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 4840ceadef4290c56cc422f0fc697655f3cbf070 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 2.6.12 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 2.6.12 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.4.301 5.4.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.246 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.196 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.158 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.115 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.56 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.17.6 6.17.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/c135b8dca65526aa5b8814e9954e0ae317d9c598 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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git.kernel.org/stable/c/99202d94909d323a30d154ab0261c0a07166daec 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7e313039a8f3a6ee072dc5ff4643234d2d735cf 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/4840ceadef4290c56cc422f0fc697655f3cbf070 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/14c673a2f3ecf650b694a52a88688f1d71849899 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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