CVE-2025-40138
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid NULL pointer dereference in f2fs_check_quota_consistency() syzbot reported a f2fs bug as below: Oops: gen[…
Overview
CVE-2025-40138 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 12, 2025.
Technical description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix to avoid NULL pointer dereference in f2fs_check_quota_consistency()
syzbot reported a f2fs bug as below:
Oops: gen[ 107.736417][ T5848] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5848 Comm: syz-executor263 Tainted: G W 6.17.0-rc1-syzkaller-00014-g0e39a731820a #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)}
RIP: 0010:strcmp+0x3c/0xc0 lib/string.c:284
Call Trace:
<TASK>
f2fs_check_quota_consistency fs/f2fs/super.c:1188 [inline]
f2fs_check_opt_consistency+0x1378/0x2c10 fs/f2fs/super.c:1436
__f2fs_remount fs/f2fs/super.c:2653 [inline]
f2fs_reconfigure+0x482/0x1770 fs/f2fs/super.c:5297
reconfigure_super+0x224/0x890 fs/super.c:1077
do_remount fs/namespace.c:3314 [inline]
path_mount+0xd18/0xfe0 fs/namespace.c:4112
do_mount fs/namespace.c:4133 [inline]
__d
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is CVE-2025-40138?
CVE-2025-40138 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 12, 2025.
How severe is CVE-2025-40138?
CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-40138?
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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