CVE-2025-40137

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to truncate first page in error path of f2fs_truncate() syzbot reports a bug as below: loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 40427 F2FS-fs (loop0): Wrong SSA boundary, start(3584) end(4096) blocks(3072) F2FS-fs (loop0): Can't find valid F2FS filesystem in 1th superblock F2FS-fs (loop0): invalid crc value F2FS-fs (loop0): f2fs_convert_inline_folio: corrupted inline inode ino=3, i_addr[0]:0x1601, run fsck to fix. ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/inode.c:753! RIP: 0010:clear_inode+0x169/0x190 fs/inode.c:753 Call Trace: <TASK> evict+0x504/0x9c0 fs/inode.c:810 f2fs_fill_super+0x5612/0x6fa0 fs/f2fs/super.c:5047 get_tree_bdev_flags+0x40e/0x4d0 fs/super.c:1692 vfs_get_tree+0x8f/0x2b0 fs/super.c:1815 do_new_mount+0x2a2/0x9e0 fs/namespace.c:3808 do_mount fs/namespace.c:4136 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4347 [inline] __se_sys_mount+0x317/0x410 fs/namespace.c:4324 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f During f2fs_evict_inode(), clear_inode() detects that we missed to truncate all page cache before destorying inode, that is because in below path, we will create page #0 in cache, but missed to drop it in error path, let's fix it. - evict - f2fs_evict_inode - f2fs_truncate - f2fs_convert_inline_inode - f2fs_grab_cache_folio : create page #0 in cache - f2fs_convert_inline_folio : sanity check failed, return -EFSCORRUPTED - clear_inode detects that inode->i_data.nrpages is not zero

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2025-11-12
Last modified 2026-04-15
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3, 6.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 3.19
Fixed in
✓ 6.6.112 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.53 6.12.x ✓ 6.17.3 6.17.x ✓ 6.18

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-40137 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2025-40137?

    CVE-2025-40137 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.19 onward and has been patched in 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3 and others. CVE-2025-40137 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-40137?

    Yes — CVE-2025-40137 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2025-40137 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2025-40137 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.