CVE-2025-39912
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Publication date: 2025-10-01
Last updated on: 2025-12-12
Assigner: kernel.org
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.12 (inc) to 6.12.48 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.13 (inc) to 6.16.8 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
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| CWE ID | Description |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in the Linux kernel involves the nfsd filecache code where if the nfsd_file is released immediately without restoring credentials, it can trigger a BUG_ON error in the __put_cred() function related to credential handling. Specifically, the code fails to restore credentials before releasing pageio data, which causes an assertion failure when putting the file's credentials.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can cause the Linux kernel to hit a BUG_ON assertion failure, potentially leading to kernel crashes or instability when the nfsd filecache code mishandles credentials during file release operations.