Vulnerability · Published Dec 16, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-68251erofs: avoid infinite loops due to corrupted subpage compact indexes

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In plain English

A 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 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.1% 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: erofs: avoid infinite loops due to corrupted subpage compact indexes Robert reported an infinite loop observed by two crafted images. The root cause is that `clusterofs` can be larger than `lclustersize` for !NONHEAD `lclusters` in corrupted subpage compact indexes, e.g.: blocksize = lclustersize = 512 lcn = 6 clusterofs = 515 Move the corresponding check for full compress indexes to `z_erofs_load_lcluster_from_disk()` to also cover subpage compact compress indexes. It also fixes the position of `m->type >= Z_EROFS_LCLUSTER_TYPE_MAX` check, since it should be placed right after `z_erofs_load_{compact,full}_lcluster()`.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13linux6.12.94-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68251
Debian:14linux6.17.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-14.14UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:25.10linux-aws6.17.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.176.17.0-1007.7~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure6.17.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcp6.17.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.176.17.0-1008.8~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.176.17.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.176.17.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracle6.17.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.176.17.0-1007.7~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspi6.17.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtime6.17.0-1006.7UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscv6.17.0-14.14.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68251

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 3f691aa676f29586e83e6c032713554a290418c3 – before b18a82503a67a530d48f5a5b429e162749fe2c898d2517aaeea3ab8651bb517bca8f3c8664d318ea – before dbfac1b85d0753996ddfef636934d431b588dd1f8d2517aaeea3ab8651bb517bca8f3c8664d318ea – before 8675447a8794983f2b7e694b378112772c17635e8d2517aaeea3ab8651bb517bca8f3c8664d318ea – before e13d315ae077bb7c3c6027cc292401bc0f4ec68322438a34d383ec2789eaf450728e38abc53051f86.6.16 – before 6.6.1606.7.4 – before 6.8
Linux Linux 6.8

References