CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-39800

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.14%

4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the btrfs_copy_root() function lacked transaction abort on unexpected extent buffer generation. Instead of aborting and returning an error, it only issued a warning, potentially allowing metadata with an incorrect generation to persist.

Risk Assessment

The organization risks potential corruption of the Btrfs filesystem, which could lead to data loss or system instability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that aborts the transaction and returns -EUCLEAN on unexpected generation.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: abort transaction on unexpected eb generation at btrfs_copy_root() If we find an unexpected generation for the extent buffer we are cloning at btrfs_copy_root(), we just WARN_ON() and don't error out and abort the transaction, meaning we allow to persist metadata with an unexpected generation. Instead of warning only, abort the transaction and return -EUCLEAN.

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