CVE-2025-38692

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

exfat: add cluster chain loop check for dir

An infinite loop may occur if the following conditions occur due to
file system corruption.

(1) Condition for exfat_count_dir_entries() to loop infinitely.
    - The cluster chain includes a loop.
    - There is no UNUSED entry in the cluster chain.

(2) Condition for exfat_create_upcase_table() to loop infinitely.
    - The cluster chain of the root directory includes a loop.
    - There are no UNUSED entry and up-case table entry in the cluster
      chain of the root directory.

(3) Condition for exfat_load_bitmap() to loop infinitely.
    - The cluster chain of the root directory includes a loop.
    - There are no UNUSED entry and bitmap entry in the cluster chain
      of the root directory.

(4) Condition for exfat_find_dir_entry() to loop infinitely.
    - The cluster chain includes a loop.
    - The unused directory entries were exhausted by some operation.

(5) Condition for exfat_check_dir_empty() to loop infinitely.
    - The cluster chain includes a loop.
    - The unused directory entries were exhausted by some operation.
    - All files and sub-directories under the directory are deleted.

This commit adds checks to break the above infinite loop.
Infinite Loop
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
LinuxCNA
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 3%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
5.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.103
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.43
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.15.11
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16 ≤
𝑥
< 6.16.2
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
vulnerable
trixie
6.12.57-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.48-1
fixed
forky
6.17.9-1
fixed
sid
6.17.10-1
fixed