DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40307
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: validate cluster allocation bits of the allocation bitmap syzbot created an exfat image with cluster bits not set for the allocation bitmap. exfat-fs reads and uses the allocation bitmap without checking this. The problem is that if the start cluster of the allocation bitmap is 6, cluster 6 can be allocated when creating a directory with mkdir. exfat zeros out this cluster in exfat_mkdir, which can delete existing entries. This can reallocate the allocated entries. In addition, the allocation bitmap is also zeroed out, so cluster 6 can be reallocated. This patch adds exfat_test_bitmap_range to validate that clusters used for the allocation bitmap are correctly marked as in-use.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.63-1~bpo12+1, 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1, 6.12.57-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1, 6.12.48-1, 6.12.57-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.128-1, 6.1.129-1, 6.1.133-1 |
Timeline
- Dec 8, 2025 CVE Published
- Oct 16, 2026 CVE Updated