Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22113

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU107736

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22113

Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107736
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22113
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the ext4_handle_error(), ext4_put_super() and ext4_load_and_init_journal() functions in fs/ext4/super.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Micro
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Confidential Computing Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
Anolis OS
openEuler
Netezza Appliance
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms-coco
kernel-coco_debug
kernel-coco
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debugsource
kernel-source-coco
kernel-devel-coco
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-coco
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo
kernel-coco-devel
kernel-coco_debug-devel
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-amlogic
dtb-rockchip
dtb-exynos
dtb-altera
dtb-lg
dtb-apple
dtb-arm
dtb-amd
dtb-aarch64
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
dtb-sprd
dtb-cavium
dtb-qcom
dtb-xilinx
dtb-renesas
dtb-mediatek
dtb-marvell
dtb-freescale
dtb-broadcom
dtb-apm
dtb-nvidia
dtb-allwinner
dtb-socionext
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-amazon
kernel-docs-html
kernel-docs
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-64kb-extra
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-source-vanilla
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-debug
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-devel
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
python3-perf
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
IBM DataPower Gateway
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

How to mitigate CVE-2025-22113

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.14.2
Netezza Appliance - update to 1.0.1.0 fp278500
IBM DataPower Gateway - update to 10.6.6.0
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.15.56, 4.16.45, 4.17.37
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 5.14.0-70.140.1.rt21.212.el9_0, 5.14.0-284.128.1.rt14.413.el9_2
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 5.14.0-284.128.1.el9_2, 5.14.0-427.79.1.el9_4, 5.14.0-570.30.1.el9_6, 6.12.0-55.25.1.el10_0
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-33.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-33.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-33.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-33.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-33.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-33.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-33.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-33.1
kernel-syms-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-source-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-devel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.2
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.6.102-6
kernel-debug - update to 6.6.102-6
kernel - update to 6.6.102-6
bpftool - update to 6.6.102-6
python3-perf - update to 6.6.102-6
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.102-6
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.102-6
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.102-6
kernel-tools-libs - update to 6.6.102-6
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 6.6.102-6
perf - update to 6.6.102-6
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-106.106, 6.8.0-106.106.1, 6.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-106.106~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1035.38, 6.8.0-1047.48, 6.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1048.53, 6.8.0-1049.49, 6.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1050.53, 6.8.0-1052.55, 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1, 6.14.0-22.22, 6.14.0-1004.4, 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1008.8
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-106.106+fips1, 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1, 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1029.30
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1049.52, 6.8.0-1049.52.1, 6.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1050.54, 6.8.0-2040.41
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1051.57, 6.14.0-1007.7
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.1-1045.46, 6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.48-1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1007.7+1

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