CVE-2025-39817
- Published: 2025-09-16T13:15:57.187
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
efivarfs: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in efivarfs_d_compare
Observed on kernel 6.6 (present on master as well):
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in memcmp+0x98/0xd0
Call trace:
kasan_check_range+0xe8/0x190
__asan_loadN+0x1c/0x28
memcmp+0x98/0xd0
efivarfs_d_compare+0x68/0xd8
__d_lookup_rcu_op_compare+0x178/0x218
__d_lookup_rcu+0x1f8/0x228
d_alloc_parallel+0x150/0x648
lookup_open.isra.0+0x5f0/0x8d0
open_last_lookups+0x264/0x828
path_openat+0x130/0x3f8
do_filp_open+0x114/0x248
do_sys_openat2+0x340/0x3c0
__arm64_sys_openat+0x120/0x1a0
If dentry->d_name.len lookup
simple_lookup
d_add
// invalid dentry is added to hash list
lookup_open
d_alloc_parallel
__d_lookup_rcu
__d_lookup_rcu_op_compare
hlist_bl_for_each_entry_rcu
// invalid dentry can be retrieved
->d_compare
efivarfs_d_compare
// oob
Fix it by checking ‘guid’ before cmp.
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How to fix CVE-2025-39817
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efivarfs: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in efivarfs_d_compare Observed on kernel 6.6 (present on master as well): BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in memcmp+0x98/0xd0 Call trace: kasan_check_range+0xe8/0x190 __asan_loadN+0x1c/0x28 memcmp+0x98/0xd0 efivarfs_d_compare+0x68/0xd8 __d_lookup_rcu_op_compare+0x178/0x218 __d_lookup_rcu+0x1f8/0x228 d_alloc_parallel+0x150/0x648 lookup_open.isra.0+0x5f0/0x8d0 open_last_lookups+0x264/0x828 path_openat+0x130/0x3f8 do_filp_open+0x114/0x248 do_sys_openat2+0x340/0x3c0 __arm64_sys_openat+0x120/0x1a0 If dentry->d_name.len lookup simple_lookup d_add // invalid dentry is added to […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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