Vulnerability · Published Oct 28, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-40025f2fs: fix to do sanity check on node footer for non inode dnode

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 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to do sanity check on node footer for non inode dnode As syzbot reported below: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/file.c:1243! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5354 Comm: syz.0.0 Not tainted 6.17.0-rc1-syzkaller-00211-g90d970cade8e #0 PREEMPT(full) RIP: 0010:f2fs_truncate_hole+0x69e/0x6c0 fs/f2fs/file.c:1243 Call Trace: <TASK> f2fs_punch_hole+0x2db/0x330 fs/f2fs/file.c:1306 f2fs_fallocate+0x546/0x990 fs/f2fs/file.c:2018 vfs_fallocate+0x666/0x7e0 fs/open.c:342 ksys_fallocate fs/open.c:366 [inline] __do_sys_fallocate fs/open.c:371 [inline] __se_sys_fallocate fs/open.c:369 [inline] __x64_sys_fallocate+0xc0/0x110 fs/open.c:369 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f1e65f8ebe9 w/ a fuzzed image, f2fs may encounter panic due to it detects inconsistent truncation range in direct node in f2fs_truncate_hole(). The root cause is: a non-inode dnode may has the same footer.ino and footer.nid, so the dnode will be parsed as an inode, then ADDRS_PER_PAGE() may return wrong blkaddr count which may be 923 typically, by chance, dn.ofs_in_node is equal to 923, then count can be calculated to 0 in below statement, later it will trigger panic w/ f2fs_bug_on(, count == 0 || ...). count = min(end_offset - dn.ofs_in_node, pg_end - pg_start); This patch introduces a new node_type NODE_TYPE_NON_INODE, then allowing passing the new_type to sanity_check_node_footer in f2fs_get_node_folio() to detect corruption that a non-inode dnode has the same footer.ino and footer.nid. Scripts to reproduce: mkfs.f2fs -f /dev/vdb mount /dev/vdb /mnt/f2fs touch /mnt/f2fs/foo touch /mnt/f2fs/bar dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/f2fs/foo bs=1M count=8 umount /mnt/f2fs inject.f2fs --node --mb i_nid --nid 4 --idx 0 --val 5 /dev/vdb mount /dev/vdb /mnt/f2fs xfs_io /mnt/f2fs/foo -c "fpunch 6984k 4k"

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-40025
Debian:13linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-40025
Debian:14linux6.17.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-7.7USN-7906-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-7.7UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:25.10linux-aws6.17.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:25.10linux-aws6.17.0-1004.4USN-7906-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure6.17.0-1006.6UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcp6.17.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcp6.17.0-1004.4USN-7906-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.176.17.0-1006.6UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracle6.17.0-1005.5UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspi6.17.0-1005.5USN-7906-3
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspi6.17.0-1005.5UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtime6.17.0-1003.4USN-7906-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtime6.17.0-1003.4UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscv6.17.0-7.7.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40025

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 98e4da8ca301e062d79ae168c67e56f3c3de3ce4 – before 186098f34b8a5d65eb828f952c8cc56272c60ea098e4da8ca301e062d79ae168c67e56f3c3de3ce4 – before c18ecd99e0c707ef8f83cace861cbc3162f4fdf1
Linux Linux 3.8

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