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CVE-2025-21988
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2025-04-02T13:15:43.317 · Last modified 2026-06-17T08:44:46.860

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/netfs/read_collect: add to next->prev_donated If multiple subrequests donate data to the same "next" request (depending on the subrequest completion order), each of them would overwrite the `prev_donated` field, causing data corruption and a BUG() crash ("Can't donate prior to front").

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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