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Publication date: 2025-12-16

Last updated on: 2025-12-18

Assigner: kernel.org

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: avoid infinite loop due to incomplete zstd-compressed data Currently, the decompression logic incorrectly spins if compressed data is truncated in crafted (deliberately corrupted) images.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-12-16

Last Modified

2025-12-18

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-12-16

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-68210

EUVD

EUVD-2025-203686

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
linux	linux_kernel	*

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Exploitability

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability occurs in the Linux kernel's erofs filesystem decompression logic. When decompressing zstd-compressed data, if the compressed data is truncated or deliberately corrupted, the decompression process can enter an infinite loop, causing the system to hang or become unresponsive.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause the system to hang or become unresponsive due to the infinite loop in the decompression logic when processing crafted corrupted compressed data. This can lead to denial of service conditions.

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