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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: avoid using multiple devices with different type For multiple devices, both primary and extra devices should be the same type. `erofs_init_device` has already guaranteed that if the primary is a file-backed device, extra devices should also be regular files. However, if the primary is a block device while the extra device is a file-backed device, `erofs_init_device` will get an ENOTBLK, which is not treated as an error in `erofs_fc_get_tree`, and that leads to an UAF: erofs_fc_get_tree get_tree_bdev_flags(erofs_fc_fill_super) erofs_read_superblock erofs_init_device // sbi->dif0 is not inited yet, // return -ENOTBLK deactivate_locked_super free(sbi) if (err is -ENOTBLK) sbi->dif0.file = filp_open() // sbi UAF So if -ENOTBLK is hitted in `erofs_init_device`, it means the primary device must be a block device, and the extra device is not a block device. The error can be converted to -EINVAL.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-04-16 | Published 2025-07-03 | Updated 2025-07-28 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

fb176750266a3d7f42ebdcf28e8ba40350b27847 (git) before 65115472f741ca000d7ea4a5922214f93cd1516e
affected

fb176750266a3d7f42ebdcf28e8ba40350b27847 (git) before cd04beb9ce2773a16057248bb4fa424068ae3807
affected

fb176750266a3d7f42ebdcf28e8ba40350b27847 (git) before 9748f2f54f66743ac77275c34886a9f890e18409
affected

Default status
affected

6.12
affected

Any version before 6.12
unaffected

6.12.34 (semver)
unaffected

6.15.3 (semver)
unaffected

6.16 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/65115472f741ca000d7ea4a5922214f93cd1516e

git.kernel.org/...c/cd04beb9ce2773a16057248bb4fa424068ae3807

git.kernel.org/...c/9748f2f54f66743ac77275c34886a9f890e18409

cve.org (CVE-2025-38172)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-38172)

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