CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-38692

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a cluster chain loop check was added for directories in the exfat filesystem. Without this fix, a corrupted filesystem could cause infinite loops in functions such as exfat_count_dir_entries(), exfat_create_upcase_table(), exfat_load_bitmap(), exfat_find_dir_entry(), and exfat_check_dir_empty().

Risk Assessment

This can lead to system hang or denial of service (DoS) when mounting or operating on a corrupted exfat filesystem.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix. Avoid mounting untrusted or corrupted exfat filesystems.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: add cluster chain loop check for dir An infinite loop may occur if the following conditions occur due to file system corruption. (1) Condition for exfat_count_dir_entries() to loop infinitely. - The cluster chain includes a loop. - There is no UNUSED entry in the cluster chain. (2) Condition for exfat_create_upcase_table() to loop infinitely. - The cluster chain of the root directory includes a loop. - There are no UNUSED entry and up-case table entry in the cluster chain of the root directory. (3) Condition for exfat_load_bitmap() to loop infinitely. - The cluster chain of the root directory includes a loop. - There are no UNUSED entry and bitmap entry in the cluster chain of the root directory. (4) Condition for exfat_find_dir_entry() to loop infinitely. - The cluster chain includes a loop. - The unused directory entries were exhausted by some operation. (5) Condition for exfat_check_dir_empty() to loop infinitely. - The cluster chain includes a loop. - The unused directory entries were exhausted by some operation. - All files and sub-directories under the directory are deleted. This commit adds checks to break the above infinite loop.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS