#VU114169 Reachable assertion in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38503
Published: August 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114169
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-2025-38503
CWE-ID: CWE-617
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 reachable assertion within the populate_free_space_tree() function in fs/btrfs/free-space-tree.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/0bcc14f36c7ad37121cf5c0ae18cdde5bfad9c4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1961d20f6fa8903266ed9bd77c691924c22c8f02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bbe6530b1db7b4365ce9e86144c18c5d73b2c5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c77df23324f60bcff0ea44392e2c82e9486640c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4428b2d4c68732653e93f748f538bdee639ff80