CVE-2025-38710

EUVD-2025-26759
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

gfs2: Validate i_depth for exhash directories

A fuzzer test introduced corruption that ends up with a depth of 0 in
dir_e_read(), causing an undefined shift by 32 at:

  index = hash >> (32 - dip->i_depth);

As calculated in an open-coded way in dir_make_exhash(), the minimum
depth for an exhash directory is ilog2(sdp->sd_hash_ptrs) and 0 is
invalid as sdp->sd_hash_ptrs is fixed as sdp->bsize / 16 at mount time.

So we can avoid the undefined behaviour by checking for depth values
lower than the minimum in gfs2_dinode_in(). Values greater than the
maximum are already being checked for there.

Also switch the calculation in dir_make_exhash() to use ilog2() to
clarify how the depth is calculated.

Tested with the syzkaller repro.c and xfstests '-g quick'.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
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
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 2%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
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
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
vulnerable
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
forky
6.18.15-1
fixed
sid
6.18.15-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.63-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.73-1
fixed