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Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-38659gfs2: No more self recovery

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gfs2: No more self recovery When a node withdraws and it turns out that it is the only node that has the filesystem mounted, gfs2 currently tries to replay the local journal to bring the filesystem back into a consistent state. Not only is that a very bad idea, it has also never worked because gfs2_recover_func() will refuse to do anything during a withdraw. However, before even getting to this point, gfs2_recover_func() dereferences sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_inode. This was a use-after-free before commit 04133b607a78 ("gfs2: Prevent double iput for journal on error") and is a NULL pointer dereference since then. Simply get rid of self recovery to fix that.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.170-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38659
Debian:13linux6.12.43-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38659
Debian:14linux6.16.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-186.196UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-186.196USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-100.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1112.119USN-8575-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1112.119UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.146.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1117.126UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1117.126USN-8575-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1046.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.146.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1117.126UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1117.126USN-8610-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1046.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1112.122USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1112.122UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1047.50UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.146.14.0-1020.21~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1108.114UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1108.114USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1043.48UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1095.103USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1095.103UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1030.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1106.110USN-8575-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1106.110UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1044.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1107.113UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1107.113USN-8620-4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1104.109USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1104.109UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-184.194USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-184.194UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-100.100.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1107.108USN-8575-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1107.108UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1046.49.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1064.66USN-8576-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1064.66UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1053.53USN-8576-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1053.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.146.14.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1109.115USN-8575-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1109.115UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1043.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.146.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1106.109USN-8668-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1106.109UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1047.51UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.146.14.0-36.36.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1023.24UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1075.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38659
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1075.79USN-8575-1

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 601ef0d52e9617588fcff3df26953592f2eb44ac – before 69cf5699a402ee7ae1be53954dc2ae652c0a053c601ef0d52e9617588fcff3df26953592f2eb44ac – before 6ebe17b359bead383581f729e43f591c1c36e159601ef0d52e9617588fcff3df26953592f2eb44ac – before 1a91ba12abef628b43cada87478328274d988e88601ef0d52e9617588fcff3df26953592f2eb44ac – before f5426ffbec971a8f7346a57392d3a901bdee5a9b601ef0d52e9617588fcff3df26953592f2eb44ac – before 6784367b2f3cd7b89103de35764f37f152590dbd601ef0d52e9617588fcff3df26953592f2eb44ac – before 97c94c7dbddc34d353c83b541b3decabf98d04af601ef0d52e9617588fcff3df26953592f2eb44ac – before deb016c1669002e48c431d6fd32ea1c20ef41756
Linux Linux 5.7

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