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CVE-2025-23130

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid panic once fallocation fails for pinfile syzbot reports a f2fs bug as below: ------------[ cut here ]------…

Published Apr 16, 2025EPSS 0.19%

Overview

CVE-2025-23130 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

f2fs: fix to avoid panic once fallocation fails for pinfile

syzbot reports a f2fs bug as below:

------------[ cut here ]------------

kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/segment.c:2746!

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5323 Comm: syz.0.0 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc2-syzkaller-00018-g7cb1b4663150 #0

RIP: 0010:get_new_segment fs/f2fs/segment.c:2746 [inline]

RIP: 0010:new_curseg+0x1f52/0x1f70 fs/f2fs/segment.c:2876

Call Trace:

<TASK>

__allocate_new_segment+0x1ce/0x940 fs/f2fs/segment.c:3210

f2fs_allocate_new_section fs/f2fs/segment.c:3224 [inline]

f2fs_allocate_pinning_section+0xfa/0x4e0 fs/f2fs/segment.c:3238

f2fs_expand_inode_data+0x696/0xca0 fs/f2fs/file.c:1830

f2fs_fallocate+0x537/0xa10 fs/f2fs/file.c:1940

vfs_fallocate+0x569/0x6e0 fs/open.c:327

do_vfs_ioctl+0x258c/0x2e40 fs/ioctl.c:885

__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:904 [inline]

__se_sys_ioctl+0x80/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:892

do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]

do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x2

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23130?

CVE-2025-23130 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-23130?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-23130?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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