Linux Kernel up to 6.14.1 fs/f2fs/segment.c get_new_segment denial of service

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.14.1. This issue affects the function get_new_segment of the file fs/f2fs/segment.c. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-23130. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.14.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function get_new_segment of the file fs/f2fs/segment.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid panic once fallocation fails for pinfile syzbot reports a f2fs bug as below: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/segment.c:2746! CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5323 Comm: syz.0.0 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc2-syzkaller-00018-g7cb1b4663150 #0 RIP: 0010:get_new_segment fs/f2fs/segment.c:2746 [inline] RIP: 0010:new_curseg+0x1f52/0x1f70 fs/f2fs/segment.c:2876 Call Trace: <TASK> __allocate_new_segment+0x1ce/0x940 fs/f2fs/segment.c:3210 f2fs_allocate_new_section fs/f2fs/segment.c:3224 [inline] f2fs_allocate_pinning_section+0xfa/0x4e0 fs/f2fs/segment.c:3238 f2fs_expand_inode_data+0x696/0xca0 fs/f2fs/file.c:1830 f2fs_fallocate+0x537/0xa10 fs/f2fs/file.c:1940 vfs_fallocate+0x569/0x6e0 fs/open.c:327 do_vfs_ioctl+0x258c/0x2e40 fs/ioctl.c:885 __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:904 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0x80/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:892 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Concurrent pinfile allocation may run out of free section, result in panic in get_new_segment(), let's expand pin_sem lock coverage to include f2fs_gc(), so that we can make sure to reclaim enough free space for following allocation. In addition, do below changes to enhance error path handling: - call f2fs_bug_on() only in non-pinfile allocation path in get_new_segment(). - call reset_curseg_fields() to reset all fields of curseg in new_curseg()

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-23130 since 01/11/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240657 (Ubuntu 25.04 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7594-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.14.2 or 6.15-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 9392862608d081a8346a3b841f862d732fce954b/48ea8b200414ac69ea96f4c231f5c7ef1fbeffef is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (240657), EUVD (EUVD-2025-11164) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0844). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Dell Avamar
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• IBM QRadar SIEM

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• Operating System

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• Linux

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• Kernel

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• 6.14.0
• 6.14.1

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• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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