CVE-2025-21988
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/netfs/read_collect: add to next->prev_donated If multiple subrequests donate data to the same "next" request (depending on the subrequest completion order), each of them would overwrite the `prev_donated` field, causing data corruption and a BUG() crash ("Can't donate prior to front").
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5.1–9.8
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affected products (25)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0698Linux Kernel: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-04-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um einen 'Denial of Service'-Zustand zu erzeugen oder andere nicht spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
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references (9)
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e25cec3b76aba47a49138d2162fc809c6cd49c9ecnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21988cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities-dated-03-04-2025-46747cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b9ad7e52d4777f7e775ee1f0ad2452f6041024enisa_euvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e25cec3b76aba47a49138d2162fc809c6cd49c9eenisa_euvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2d46f2ec332533816417b60933954173f602121enisa_euvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b9ad7e52d4777f7e775ee1f0ad2452f6041024Patchnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e25cec3b76aba47a49138d2162fc809c6cd49c9ePatchnvd
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