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CVE-2025-37892: mtd: inftlcore: Add error check for inftl_read_oob()

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-05-20 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: inftlcore: Add error check for inftl_read_oob() In INFTL_findwriteunit(), the return value of inftl_read_oob() need to be checked. A proper implementation can be found in INFTL_deleteblock(). The status will be set as SECTOR_IGNORE to break from the while-loop correctly if the inftl_read_oob() fails.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 11.0
• Linux kernel: from 2.6.18 before 5.4.293; from 5.5 before 5.10.237; from 5.11 before 5.15.181; from 5.16 before 6.1.135; from 6.2 before 6.6.88; from 6.7 before 6.12.24 — fixed in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 5.4.293, 6.1.135, 6.12.24, 6.13.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 5.4.293, 6.1.135. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0300e751170cf80c05ca1a762a7b449e8ca6b693
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/114d94f095aa405fa9a51484c4be34846d7bb386
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c22356dfb041e5292835c9ff44d5f91bef8dd18
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5479a6af3c96f73bec2d2819532b6d6814f52dd6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6af3b92b1c0b58ca281d0e1501bad2567f73c1a5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7772621041ee78823ccc5f1fe38f6faa22af7023
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b828d394308e8e00df0a6f57e7dabae609bb8b7b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d027951dc85cb2e15924c980dc22a6754d100c7c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d6ceff95c55297f0ee8f9dbc4da5c558f30e9e
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html

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