Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22019
Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107795
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22019
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed permissions within the bch2_ioctl_subvolume_destroy() function in fs/bcachefs/fs-ioctl.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.11 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.11 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2025-22019
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - update to 6.12.22
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-86.87, 6.8.0-86.87.1, 6.8.0-86.87.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1025.28, 6.8.0-1038.39, 6.8.0-1039.39, 6.8.0-1039.39~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1041.43~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1041.47+1, 6.8.0-1041.47~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1042.45, 6.11.0-28.28, 6.11.0-28.28~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1011.11, 6.11.0-1014.14, 6.11.0-1015.16, 6.11.0-1016.16, 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1017.18, 6.14.0-22.22, 6.14.0-1004.4, 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1008.8
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1
linux-azure-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1029.32
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1038.39~22.04.1
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1038.43, 6.8.0-1041.44, 6.8.0-1041.44.1, 6.8.0-1041.44~22.04.2, 6.8.0-1042.45~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1041.43~22.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1041.45
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1044.50+fips1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2032.33
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.1-1036.37, 6.8.1-1036.37~22.04.1
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1015.16, 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1018.18, 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1007.7
linux-oem-6.11 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.11.0-1024.24
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1007.7+1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-86.87, 6.8.0-86.87.1, 6.8.0-86.87.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1025.28, 6.8.0-1038.39, 6.8.0-1039.39, 6.8.0-1039.39~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1041.43~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1041.47+1, 6.8.0-1041.47~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1042.45, 6.11.0-28.28, 6.11.0-28.28~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1011.11, 6.11.0-1014.14, 6.11.0-1015.16, 6.11.0-1016.16, 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1017.18, 6.14.0-22.22, 6.14.0-1004.4, 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1008.8
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1
linux-azure-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1029.32
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1038.39~22.04.1
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1038.43, 6.8.0-1041.44, 6.8.0-1041.44.1, 6.8.0-1041.44~22.04.2, 6.8.0-1042.45~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1041.43~22.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1041.45
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1044.50+fips1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2032.33
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.1-1036.37, 6.8.1-1036.37~22.04.1
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1015.16, 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1018.18, 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1007.7
linux-oem-6.11 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.11.0-1024.24
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1007.7+1
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/558317a5c61045d460a37372181e7b43c0c002bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/707549600c4a012ed71c0204a7992a679880bf33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82383abd39abd635511b8956284a5cc8134c4dc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e6e83e1e2d01b99e70cd7812d7f758a8def9fc8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.22
Related Security Bulletins
- Improper privilege management in Linux kernel bcachefs
- Ubuntu update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure
- Ubuntu update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.11
- Ubuntu update for linux-lowlatency
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure
- Ubuntu update for linux-realtime
- Ubuntu update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-aws-6.8
- Ubuntu update for linux-raspi-realtime
- Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
- Ubuntu update for linux-aws
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-nvidia