5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2025-21665
XFS Filesystem Linux Kernel File Truncation Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: filemap: avoid truncating 64-bit offset to 32 bits On 32-bit kernels, folio_seek_hole_data() was inadvertently truncating a 64-bit value to 32 bits, leading to a possible infinite loop when writing to an xfs filesystem.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 31, 2025, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 3, 2025, 7:57 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-21665 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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Python

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Born at : Feb. 12, 2025, 2:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 125 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-21665 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-835
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.12 up to (excluding) 5.15.177 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.127 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.74 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.12.11 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09528bb1a4123e2a234eac2bc45a0e51e78dab43 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09528bb1a4123e2a234eac2bc45a0e51e78dab43 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/280f1fb89afc01e7376f59ae611d54ca69e9f967 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/280f1fb89afc01e7376f59ae611d54ca69e9f967 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64e5fd96330df2ad278d1c4edcca581f26e5f76e No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64e5fd96330df2ad278d1c4edcca581f26e5f76e Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80fc836f3ebe2f2d2d2c80c698b7667974285a04 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80fc836f3ebe2f2d2d2c80c698b7667974285a04 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f505e6c91e7a22d10316665a86d79f84d9f0ba76 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f505e6c91e7a22d10316665a86d79f84d9f0ba76 Patch
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jan. 31, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: filemap: avoid truncating 64-bit offset to 32 bits On 32-bit kernels, folio_seek_hole_data() was inadvertently truncating a 64-bit value to 32 bits, leading to a possible infinite loop when writing to an xfs filesystem.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09528bb1a4123e2a234eac2bc45a0e51e78dab43
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/280f1fb89afc01e7376f59ae611d54ca69e9f967
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64e5fd96330df2ad278d1c4edcca581f26e5f76e
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80fc836f3ebe2f2d2d2c80c698b7667974285a04
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f505e6c91e7a22d10316665a86d79f84d9f0ba76
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