CVE-2025-40044
- Published: 2025-10-28T12:15:38.453
- Last modified: 1761747353
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs: udf: fix OOB read in lengthAllocDescs handling
When parsing Allocation Extent Descriptor, lengthAllocDescs comes from
on-disk data and must be validated against the block size. Crafted or
corrupted images may set lengthAllocDescs so that the total descriptor
length (sizeof(allocExtDesc) + lengthAllocDescs) exceeds the buffer,
leading udf_update_tag() to call crc_itu_t() on out-of-bounds memory and
trigger a KASAN use-after-free read.
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in crc_itu_t+0x1d5/0x2b0 lib/crc-itu-t.c:60
Read of size 1 at addr ffff888041e7d000 by task syz-executor317/5309
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5309 Comm: syz-executor317 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc4-syzkaller-00261-g850925a8133c #0
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]
print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:488
kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:601
crc_itu_t+0x1d5/0x2b0 lib/crc-itu-t.c:60
udf_update_tag+0x70/0x6a0 fs/udf/misc.c:261
udf_write_aext+0x4d8/0x7b0 fs/udf/inode.c:2179
extent_trunc+0x2f7/0x4a0 fs/udf/truncate.c:46
udf_truncate_tail_extent+0x527/0x7e0 fs/udf/truncate.c:106
udf_release_file+0xc1/0x120 fs/udf/file.c:185
__fput+0x23f/0x880 fs/file_table.c:431
task_work_run+0x24f/0x310 kernel/task_work.c:239
exit_task_work include/linux/task_work.h:43 [inline]
do_exit+0xa2f/0x28e0 kernel/exit.c:939
do_group_exit+0x207/0x2c0 kernel/exit.c:1088
__do_sys_exit_group kernel/exit.c:1099 [inline]
__se_sys_exit_group kernel/exit.c:1097 [inline]
__x64_sys_exit_group+0x3f/0x40 kernel/exit.c:1097
x64_sys_call+0x2634/0x2640 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:232
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Validate the computed total length against epos->bh->b_size.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
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How to fix CVE-2025-40044
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: udf: fix OOB read in lengthAllocDescs handling When parsing Allocation Extent Descriptor, lengthAllocDescs comes from on-disk data and must be validated against the block size. Crafted or corrupted images may set lengthAllocDescs so that the total descriptor length (sizeof(allocExtDesc) + lengthAllocDescs) exceeds the buffer, […]
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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