Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: Prevent copying of...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: Prevent copying of nlink with value 0 from disk inode
syzbot report a deadlock in diFree. [1]
When calling "ioctl$LOOP_SET_STATUS64", the offset value passed in is 4,
which does not match the mounted loop device, causing the mapping of the
mounted loop device to be invalidated.
When creating the directory and creating the inode of iag in diReadSpecial(),
read the page of fixed disk inode (AIT) in raw mode in read_metapage(), the
metapage data it returns is corrupted, which causes the nlink value of 0 to be
assigned to the iag inode when executing copy_from_dinode(), which ultimately
causes a deadlock when entering diFree().
To avoid this, first check the nlink value of dinode before setting iag inode.
[1]
WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
6.12.0-rc7-syzkaller-00212-g4a5df3796467 #0 Not tainted
syz-executor301/5309 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888044548920 (&(imap->im_aglock[index])){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: diFree+0x37c/0x2fb0 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:889
but task is already holding lock:
ffff888044548920 (&(imap->im_aglock[index])){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: diAlloc+0x1b6/0x1630
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0
----
lock(&(imap->im_aglock[index]));
lock(&(imap->im_aglock[index]));
*** DEADLOCK ***
May be due to missing lock nesting notation
5 locks held by syz-executor301/5309:
#0: ffff8880422a4420 (sb_writers#9){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x3f/0x90 fs/namespace.c:515
#1: ffff88804755b390 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#6/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:850 [inline]
#1: ffff88804755b390 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#6/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: filename_create+0x260/0x540 fs/namei.c:4026
#2: ffff888044548920 (&(imap->im_aglock[index])){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: diAlloc+0x1b6/0x1630
#3: ffff888044548890 (&imap->im_freelock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: diNewIAG fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:2460 [inline]
#3: ffff888044548890 (&imap->im_freelock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: diAllocExt fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:1905 [inline]
#3: ffff888044548890 (&imap->im_freelock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: diAllocAG+0x4b7/0x1e50 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:1669
#4: ffff88804755a618 (&jfs_ip->rdwrlock/1){++++}-{3:3}, at: diNewIAG fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:2477 [inline]
#4: ffff88804755a618 (&jfs_ip->rdwrlock/1){++++}-{3:3}, at: diAllocExt fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:1905 [inline]
#4: ffff88804755a618 (&jfs_ip->rdwrlock/1){++++}-{3:3}, at: diAllocAG+0x869/0x1e50 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:1669
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5309 Comm: syz-executor301 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc7-syzkaller-00212-g4a5df3796467 #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_deadlock_bug+0x483/0x620 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3037
check_deadlock kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3089 [inline]
validate_chain+0x15e2/0x5920 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3891
__lock_acquire+0x1384/0x2050 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5202
lock_acquire+0x1ed/0x550 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:608 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x136/0xd70 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752
diFree+0x37c/0x2fb0 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:889
jfs_evict_inode+0x32d/0x440 fs/jfs/inode.c:156
evict+0x4e8/0x9b0 fs/inode.c:725
diFreeSpecial fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:552 [inline]
duplicateIXtree+0x3c6/0x550 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:3022
diNewIAG fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:2597 [inline]
diAllocExt fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:1905 [inline]
diAllocAG+0x17dc/0x1e50 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:1669
diAlloc+0x1d2/0x1630 fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c:1590
ialloc+0x8f/0x900 fs/jfs/jfs_inode.c:56
jfs_mkdir+0x1c5/0xba0 fs/jfs/namei.c:225
vfs_mkdir+0x2f9/0x4f0 fs/namei.c:4257
do_mkdirat+0x264/0x3a0 fs/namei.c:4280
__do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4295 [inline]
__se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4293 [inline]
__x64_sys_mkdirat+0x87/0xa0 fs/namei.c:4293
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/en
---truncated---
Impact
CVE-2025-37741 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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- What is CVE-2025-37741? CVE-2025-37741 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-37741? CVE-2025-37741 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-37741? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-37741 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-37741 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-37741 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-37741 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.