CVE-2025-39738Improper Handling of Missing Special Element in Linux

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 11
Latest updateMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: do not allow relocation of partially dropped subvolumes [BUG] There is an internal report that balance triggered transaction abort, with the following call trace: item 85 key (594509824 169 0) itemoff 12599 itemsize 33 extent refs 1 gen 197740 flags 2 ref#0: tree block backref root 7 item 86 key (594558976 169 0) itemoff 12566 itemsize 33 extent refs 1 gen 197522 flags 2 ref#0: tree block backref root 7 ... BTRFS error

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.11.15.15.190+7
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.153-1+2
CVEListV5linux/linux638331fa56caeaa8b4d31cc1dfbe0ce989bcff67fa086b1398cf7e5f7dee7241bd5f2855cb5df8dc+7

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
btrfs: do not allow relocation of partially dropped subvolumes2025-09-11
GHSA
GHSA-8x83-vv5w-vmh3: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: do not allow relocation of partially dropped subvolumes [BUG] There is an2025-09-11
OSV
CVE-2025-39738: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: do not allow relocation of partially dropped subvolumes [BUG] There is an i2025-09-11

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