CVE-2025-71292

EUVD-2025-209683
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

jfs: nlink overflow in jfs_rename

If nlink is maximal for a directory (-1) and inside that directory you
perform a rename for some child directory (not moving from the parent),
then the nlink of the first directory is first incremented and later
decremented. Normally this is fine, but when nlink = -1 this causes a
wrap around to 0, and then drop_nlink issues a warning.

After applying the patch syzbot no longer issues any warnings. I also
ran some basic fs tests to look for any regressions.
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
2.6.12.1 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.252
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.202
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.165
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.128
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.75
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.18.16
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19 ≤
𝑥
< 6.19.6
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.12
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.12:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.12:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.12:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.12:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.12:rc6
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.170-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.174-1
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
5.10.257-1
fixed
forky
7.0.12-2
fixed
sid
7.0.13-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.86-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.94-1
fixed