CVE-2025-40244
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hfsplus: fix KMSAN uninit-value issue in __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent()
The syzbot reported issue in __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent():
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
[ 70.194323][ T9350] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent+0x7d0/0x990 [ 70.195022][ T9350] __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent+0x7d0/0x990 [ 70.195530][ T9350] hfsplus_file_extend+0x74f/0x1cf0 [ 70.195998][ T9350] hfsplus_get_block+0xe16/0x17b0 [ 70.196458][ T9350] __block_write_begin_int+0x962/0x2ce0 [ 70.196959][ T9350] cont_write_begin+0x1000/0x1950 [ 70.197416][ T9350] hfsplus_write_begin+0x85/0x130 [ 70.197873][ T9350] generic_perform_write+0x3e8/0x1060 [ 70.198374][ T9350] __generic_file_write_iter+0x215/0x460 [ 70.198892][ T9350] generic_file_write_iter+0x109/0x5e0 [ 70.199393][ T9350] vfs_write+0xb0f/0x14e0 [ 70.199771][ T9350] ksys_write+0x23e/0x490 [ 70.200149][ T9350] __x64_sys_write+0x97/0xf0 [ 70.200570][ T9350] x64_sys_call+0x3015/0x3cf0 [ 70.201065][ T9350] do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x1d0 [ 70.201506][ T9350] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f [ 70.202054][ T9350] [ 70.202279][ T9350] Uninit was created at: [ 70.202693][ T9350] __kmalloc_noprof+0x621/0xf80 [ 70.203149][ T9350] hfsplus_find_init+0x8d/0x1d0 [ 70.203602][ T9350] hfsplus_file_extend+0x6ca/0x1cf0 [ 70.204087][ T9350] hfsplus_get_block+0xe16/0x17b0 [ 70.204561][ T9350] __block_write_begin_int+0x962/0x2ce0 [ 70.205074][ T9350] cont_write_begin+0x1000/0x1950 [ 70.205547][ T9350] hfsplus_write_begin+0x85/0x130 [ 70.206017][ T9350] generic_perform_write+0x3e8/0x1060 [ 70.206519][ T9350] __generic_file_write_iter+0x215/0x460 [ 70.207042][ T9350] generic_file_write_iter+0x109/0x5e0 [ 70.207552][ T9350] vfs_write+0xb0f/0x14e0 [ 70.207961][ T9350] ksys_write+0x23e/0x490 [ 70.208375][ T9350] __x64_sys_write+0x97/0xf0 [ 70.208810][ T9350] x64_sys_call+0x3015/0x3cf0 [ 70.209255][ T9350] do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x1d0 [ 70.209680][ T9350] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f [ 70.210230][ T9350] [ 70.210454][ T9350] CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 9350 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.12.0-rc5 #5 [ 70.211174][ T9350] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 70.212115][ T9350] ===================================================== [ 70.212734][ T9350] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint [ 70.213284][ T9350] Kernel panic - not syncing: kmsan.panic set ... [ 70.213858][ T9350] CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 9350 Comm: repro Tainted: G B 6.12.0-rc5 #5 [ 70.214679][ T9350] Tainted: [B]=BAD_PAGE [ 70.215057][ T9350] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 70.215999][ T9350] Call Trace: [ 70.216309][ T9350] <TASK> [ 70.216585][ T9350] dump_stack_lvl+0x1fd/0x2b0 [ 70.217025][ T9350] dump_stack+0x1e/0x30 [ 70.217421][ T9350] panic+0x502/0xca0 [ 70.217803][ T9350] ? kmsan_get_metadata+0x13e/0x1c0 [ 70.218294][ Message fromT sy9350] kmsan_report+0x296/slogd@syzkaller 0x2aat Aug 18 22:11:058 ... kernel :[ 70.213284][ T9350] Kernel panic - not syncing: kmsan.panic [ 70.220179][ T9350] ? kmsan_get_metadata+0x13e/0x1c0 set ... [ 70.221254][ T9350] ? __msan_warning+0x96/0x120 [ 70.222066][ T9350] ? __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent+0x7d0/0x990 [ 70.223023][ T9350] ? hfsplus_file_extend+0x74f/0x1cf0 [ 70.224120][ T9350] ? hfsplus_get_block+0xe16/0x17b0 [ 70.224946][ T9350] ? __block_write_begin_int+0x962/0x2ce0 [ 70.225756][ T9350] ? cont_write_begin+0x1000/0x1950 [ 70.226337][ T9350] ? hfsplus_write_begin+0x85/0x130 [ 70.226852][ T9350] ? generic_perform_write+0x3e8/0x1060 [ 70.227405][ T9350] ? __generic_file_write_iter+0x215/0x460 [ 70.227979][ T9350] ? generic_file_write_iter+0x109/0x5e0 [ 70.228540][ T9350] ? vfs_write+0xb0f/0x14e0 [ 70.228997][ T9350] ? ksys_write+0x23e/0x490 ---truncated---
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.15%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 4
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact75 %
Acceso local (AV:L) sin interacción (UI:N) permite escalada de privilegios mediante uninit-value en HFS+ que causa kernel panic/DoS.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14c673a2f3ecf650b694a52a88688f1d71849899
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4840ceadef4290c56cc422f0fc697655f3cbf070
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99202d94909d323a30d154ab0261c0a07166daec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5bfb13b4f406aef1a450f99d22d3e48df01528c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8a72692aa42b7dcd179a96b90bc2763ac74576a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c135b8dca65526aa5b8814e9954e0ae317d9c598
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1ec90bed504640a42bb20a5f413be39cd17ad71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7e313039a8f3a6ee072dc5ff4643234d2d735cf
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nhfsplus: fix KMSAN uninit-value issue in __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent()\n\nThe syzbot reported issue in __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent():\n\n[ 70.194323][ T9350] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent+0x7d0/0x990\n[ 70.195022][ T9350] __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent+0x7d0/0x990\n[ 70.195530][ T9350] hfsplus_file_extend+0x74f/0x1cf0\n[ 70.195998][ T9350] hfsplus_get_block+0xe16/0x17b0\n[ 70.196458][ T9350] __block_write_begin_int+0x962/0x2ce0\n[ 70.196959][ T9350] cont_write_begin+0x1000/0x1950\n[ 70.197416][ T9350] hfsplus_write_begin+0x85/0x130\n[ 70.197873][ T9350] generic_perform_write+0x3e8/0x1060\n[ 70.198374][ T9350] __generic_file_write_iter+0x215/0x460\n[ 70.198892][ T9350] generic_file_write_iter+0x109/0x5e0\n[ 70.199393][ T9350] vfs_write+0xb0f/0x14e0\n[ 70.199771][ T9350] ksys_write+0x23e/0x490\n[ 70.200149][ T9350] __x64_sys_write+0x97/0xf0\n[ 70.200570][ T9350] x64_sys_call+0x3015/0x3cf0\n[ 70.201065][ T9350] do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x1d0\n[ 70.201506][ T9350] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n[ 70.202054][ T9350]\n[ 70.202279][ T9350] Uninit was created at:\n[ 70.202693][ T9350] __kmalloc_noprof+0x621/0xf80\n[ 70.203149][ T9350] hfsplus_find_init+0x8d/0x1d0\n[ 70.203602][ T9350] hfsplus_file_extend+0x6ca/0x1cf0\n[ 70.204087][ T9350] hfsplus_get_block+0xe16/0x17b0\n[ 70.204561][ T9350] __block_write_begin_int+0x962/0x2ce0\n[ 70.205074][ T9350] cont_write_begin+0x1000/0x1950\n[ 70.205547][ T9350] hfsplus_write_begin+0x85/0x130\n[ 70.206017][ T9350] generic_perform_write+0x3e8/0x1060\n[ 70.206519][ T9350] __generic_file_write_iter+0x215/0x460\n[ 70.207042][ T9350] generic_file_write_iter+0x109/0x5e0\n[ 70.207552][ T9350] vfs_write+0xb0f/0x14e0\n[ 70.207961][ T9350] ksys_write+0x23e/0x490\n[ 70.208375][ T9350] __x64_sys_write+0x97/0xf0\n[ 70.208810][ T9350] x64_sys_call+0x3015/0x3cf0\n[ 70.209255][ T9350] do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x1d0\n[ 70.209680][ T9350] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n[ 70.210230][ T9350]\n[ 70.210454][ T9350] CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 9350 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.12.0-rc5 #5\n[ 70.211174][ T9350] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014\n[ 70.212115][ T9350] =====================================================\n[ 70.212734][ T9350] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint\n[ 70.213284][ T9350] Kernel panic - not syncing: kmsan.panic set ...\n[ 70.213858][ T9350] CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 9350 Comm: repro Tainted: G B 6.12.0-rc5 #5\n[ 70.214679][ T9350] Tainted: [B]=BAD_PAGE\n[ 70.215057][ T9350] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014\n[ 70.215999][ T9350] Call Trace:\n[ 70.216309][ T9350] <TASK>\n[ 70.216585][ T9350] dump_stack_lvl+0x1fd/0x2b0\n[ 70.217025][ T9350] dump_stack+0x1e/0x30\n[ 70.217421][ T9350] panic+0x502/0xca0\n[ 70.217803][ T9350] ? kmsan_get_metadata+0x13e/0x1c0\n\n[ 70.218294][ Message fromT sy9350] kmsan_report+0x296/slogd@syzkaller 0x2aat Aug 18 22:11:058 ...\n kernel\n:[ 70.213284][ T9350] Kernel panic - not syncing: kmsan.panic [ 70.220179][ T9350] ? kmsan_get_metadata+0x13e/0x1c0\nset ...\n[ 70.221254][ T9350] ? __msan_warning+0x96/0x120\n[ 70.222066][ T9350] ? __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent+0x7d0/0x990\n[ 70.223023][ T9350] ? hfsplus_file_extend+0x74f/0x1cf0\n[ 70.224120][ T9350] ? hfsplus_get_block+0xe16/0x17b0\n[ 70.224946][ T9350] ? __block_write_begin_int+0x962/0x2ce0\n[ 70.225756][ T9350] ? cont_write_begin+0x1000/0x1950\n[ 70.226337][ T9350] ? hfsplus_write_begin+0x85/0x130\n[ 70.226852][ T9350] ? generic_perform_write+0x3e8/0x1060\n[ 70.227405][ T9350] ? __generic_file_write_iter+0x215/0x460\n[ 70.227979][ T9350] ? generic_file_write_iter+0x109/0x5e0\n[ 70.228540][ T9350] ? vfs_write+0xb0f/0x14e0\n[ 70.228997][ T9350] ? ksys_write+0x23e/0x490\n---truncated---"
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"lastModified": "2026-07-30T06:24:20.907",
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
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