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CVE-2025-21672— afs: Fix merge preference rule failure condition

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于afs_proc_addr_prefs_write函数在参数argc小于0时直接返回，而未释放已持有的inode锁，导致返回用户空间时仍持有锁，可能引发死锁。

AI Predicted 4.7 Difficulty: Hard EPSS 0.14% · P4

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1203 · Exploitation for Client Execution

Affected Version Matrix 6

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux f94f70d39cc2d54079ebae934862198516315db2< 22be1d90a6211c88dd093b25d1f3aa974d0d9f9d affected
f94f70d39cc2d54079ebae934862198516315db2< 17a4fde81d3a7478d97d15304a6d61094a10c2e3 affected
6.8 affected
< 6.8 unaffected
6.12.11≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.13≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-21672

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
afs: Fix merge preference rule failure condition
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix merge preference rule failure condition syzbot reported a lock held when returning to userspace[1]. This is because if argc is less than 0 and the function returns directly, the held inode lock is not released. Fix this by store the error in ret and jump to done to clean up instead of returning directly. [dh: Modified Lizhi Xu's original patch to make it honour the error code from afs_split_string()] [1] WARNING: lock held when returning to user space! 6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-00209-g499551201b5f #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------ syz-executor133/5823 is leaving the kernel with locks still held! 1 lock held by syz-executor133/5823: #0: ffff888071cffc00 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:818 [inline] #0: ffff888071cffc00 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{4:4}, at: afs_proc_addr_prefs_write+0x2bb/0x14e0 fs/afs/addr_prefs.c:388
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于afs_proc_addr_prefs_write函数在参数argc小于0时直接返回，而未释放已持有的inode锁，导致返回用户空间时仍持有锁，可能引发死锁。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux f94f70d39cc2d54079ebae934862198516315db2 ~ 22be1d90a6211c88dd093b25d1f3aa974d0d9f9d -
Linux Linux 6.8 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2025-21672 (2)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-01-31 · 20 CVEs total

CVE-2025-21673 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: fix double free of TCP_Server_Info::hostname
CVE-2025-21680 7.8 HIGH pktgen: Avoid out-of-bounds access in get_imix_entries
CVE-2025-21678 7.8 HIGH gtp: Destroy device along with udp socket's netns dismantle.
CVE-2025-21677 7.8 HIGH pfcp: Destroy device along with udp socket's netns dismantle.
CVE-2025-21669 7.8 HIGH vsock/virtio: discard packets if the transport changes
CVE-2025-21676 7.5 HIGH net: fec: handle page_pool_dev_alloc_pages error
CVE-2025-21682 7.3 HIGH eth: bnxt: always recalculate features after XDP clearing, fix null-deref
CVE-2024-57948 mac802154: check local interfaces before deleting sdata list
CVE-2025-21683 bpf: Fix bpf_sk_select_reuseport() memory leak
CVE-2025-21665 filemap: avoid truncating 64-bit offset to 32 bits
CVE-2025-21666 vsock: prevent null-ptr-deref in vsock_*[has_data|has_space]
CVE-2025-21667 iomap: avoid avoid truncating 64-bit offset to 32 bits
CVE-2025-21668 pmdomain: imx8mp-blk-ctrl: add missing loop break condition
CVE-2025-21670 vsock/bpf: return early if transport is not assigned
CVE-2025-21671 zram: fix potential UAF of zram table
CVE-2025-21674 net/mlx5e: Fix inversion dependency warning while enabling IPsec tunnel
CVE-2025-21675 net/mlx5: Clear port select structure when fail to create
CVE-2025-21679 btrfs: add the missing error handling inside get_canonical_dev_path
CVE-2025-21681 openvswitch: fix lockup on tx to unregistering netdev with carrier

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