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CVE-2025-40088 Details

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfsplus: fix slab-out-of-bounds read in hfsplus_strcasecmp() The hfsplus_strcasecmp() logic can trigger the issue: [ 117.317703][ T9855] ================================================================== [ 117.318353][ T9855] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in hfsplus_strcasecmp+0x1bc/0x490 [ 117.318991][ T9855] Read of size 2 at addr ffff88802160f40c by task repro/9855 [ 117.319577][ T9855] [ 117.319773][ T9855] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 9855 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.17.0-rc6 #33 PREEMPT(full) [ 117.319780][ T9855] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 117.319783][ T9855] Call Trace: [ 117.319785][ T9855] <TASK> [ 117.319788][ T9855] dump_stack_lvl+0x1c1/0x2a0 [ 117.319795][ T9855] ? __virt_addr_valid+0x1c8/0x5c0 [ 117.319803][ T9855] ? __pfx_dump_stack_lvl+0x10/0x10 [ 117.319808][ T9855] ? rcu_is_watching+0x15/0xb0 [ 117.319816][ T9855] ? lock_release+0x4b/0x3e0 [ 117.319821][ T9855] ? __kasan_check_byte+0x12/0x40 [ 117.319828][ T9855] ? __virt_addr_valid+0x1c8/0x5c0 [ 117.319835][ T9855] ? __virt_addr_valid+0x4a5/0x5c0 [ 117.319842][ T9855] print_report+0x17e/0x7e0 [ 117.319848][ T9855] ? __virt_addr_valid+0x1c8/0x5c0 [ 117.319855][ T9855] ? __virt_addr_valid+0x4a5/0x5c0 [ 117.319862][ T9855] ? __phys_addr+0xd3/0x180 [ 117.319869][ T9855] ? hfsplus_strcasecmp+0x1bc/0x490 [ 117.319876][ T9855] kasan_report+0x147/0x180 [ 117.319882][ T9855] ? hfsplus_strcasecmp+0x1bc/0x490 [ 117.319891][ T9855] hfsplus_strcasecmp+0x1bc/0x490 [ 117.319900][ T9855] ? __pfx_hfsplus_cat_case_cmp_key+0x10/0x10 [ 117.319906][ T9855] hfs_find_rec_by_key+0xa9/0x1e0 [ 117.319913][ T9855] __hfsplus_brec_find+0x18e/0x470 [ 117.319920][ T9855] ? __pfx_hfsplus_bnode_find+0x10/0x10 [ 117.319926][ T9855] ? __pfx_hfs_find_rec_by_key+0x10/0x10 [ 117.319933][ T9855] ? __pfx___hfsplus_brec_find+0x10/0x10 [ 117.319942][ T9855] hfsplus_brec_find+0x28f/0x510 [ 117.319949][ T9855] ? __pfx_hfs_find_rec_by_key+0x10/0x10 [ 117.319956][ T9855] ? __pfx_hfsplus_brec_find+0x10/0x10 [ 117.319963][ T9855] ? __kmalloc_noprof+0x2a9/0x510 [ 117.319969][ T9855] ? hfsplus_find_init+0x8c/0x1d0 [ 117.319976][ T9855] hfsplus_brec_read+0x2b/0x120 [ 117.319983][ T9855] hfsplus_lookup+0x2aa/0x890 [ 117.319990][ T9855] ? __pfx_hfsplus_lookup+0x10/0x10 [ 117.320003][ T9855] ? d_alloc_parallel+0x2f0/0x15e0 [ 117.320008][ T9855] ? __lock_acquire+0xaec/0xd80 [ 117.320013][ T9855] ? __pfx_d_alloc_parallel+0x10/0x10 [ 117.320019][ T9855] ? __raw_spin_lock_init+0x45/0x100 [ 117.320026][ T9855] ? __init_waitqueue_head+0xa9/0x150 [ 117.320034][ T9855] __lookup_slow+0x297/0x3d0 [ 117.320039][ T9855] ? __pfx___lookup_slow+0x10/0x10 [ 117.320045][ T9855] ? down_read+0x1ad/0x2e0 [ 117.320055][ T9855] lookup_slow+0x53/0x70 [ 117.320065][ T9855] walk_component+0x2f0/0x430 [ 117.320073][ T9855] path_lookupat+0x169/0x440 [ 117.320081][ T9855] filename_lookup+0x212/0x590 [ 117.320089][ T9855] ? __pfx_filename_lookup+0x10/0x10 [ 117.320098][ T9855] ? strncpy_from_user+0x150/0x290 [ 117.320105][ T9855] ? getname_flags+0x1e5/0x540 [ 117.320112][ T9855] user_path_at+0x3a/0x60 [ 117.320117][ T9855] __x64_sys_umount+0xee/0x160 [ 117.320123][ T9855] ? __pfx___x64_sys_umount+0x10/0x10 [ 117.320129][ T9855] ? do_syscall_64+0xb7/0x3a0 [ 117.320135][ T9855] ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f [ 117.320141][ T9855] ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f [ 117.320145][ T9855] do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x3a0 [ 117.320150][ T9855] ? exc_page_fault+0x9f/0xf0 [ 117.320154][ T9855] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f [ 117.320158][ T9855] RIP: 0033:0x7f7dd7908b07 [ 117.320163][ T9855] Code: 23 0d 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 31 f6 e9 09 00 00 00 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 08 [ 117.320167][ T9855] RSP: 002b:00007ffd5ebd9698 EFLAGS: 00000202 ---truncated---

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

No weakness enumeration is available for this CVE.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
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All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:kernel:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:endpoint_security_linux_threat_prevention:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • Upgrade: linux-42520df65bf67189541a425f7d36b0b3e7bd7844.tar.gzmoderate effort

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-40088
NVD Published Date:
Oct 30, 2025
NVD Last Modified:
Jul 30, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2025-40088 Details - Not Deferred