#VU113310 Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38382
Published: July 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113310
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2025-38382
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the fs/btrfs/tree-log.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d11d274e2e1d7c79e2ca8461ce3ff3a95c11171
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/539969fc472886a1d63565459514d47e27fef461
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54a7081ed168b72a8a2d6ef4ba3a1259705a2926
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ac790dc2ba00499a8d671d4a24de4d4ad27e234
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aee57a0293dca675637e5504709f9f8fd8e871be