CVE-2025-37806 | fs/ntfs3: Keep write operations atomic

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Keep write operations atomic syzbot reported a NULL pointer dereference in __generic_file_write_iter. [1] Before the write operation is completed, the user executes ioctl[2] to clear the compress flag of the file, which causes the is_compressed() judgment to return 0, further causing the program to enter the wrong process and call the wrong ops ntfs_aops_cmpr, which triggers the null pointer dereference of write_begin. Use inode lock to synchronize ioctl and write to avoid this case. [1] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000086000006 EC = 0x21: IABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x06: level 2 translation fault user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=000000011896d000 [0000000000000000] pgd=0800000118b44403, p4d=0800000118b44403, pud=0800000117517403, pmd=0000000000000000 Internal error: Oops: 0000000086000006 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6427 Comm: syz-executor347 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-g573067a5a685 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 pstate: 80400005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : 0x0 lr : generic_perform_write+0x29c/0x868 mm/filemap.c:4055 sp : ffff80009d4978a0 x29: ffff80009d4979c0 x28: dfff800000000000 x27: ffff80009d497bc8 x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffff80009d497960 x24: ffff80008ba71c68 x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffff0000c655dac0 x21: 0000000000001000 x20: 000000000000000c x19: 1ffff00013a92f2c x18: ffff0000e183aa1c x17: 0004060000000014 x16: ffff800083275834 x15: 0000000000000001 x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000001 x12: ffff0000c655dac0 x11: 0000000000ff0100 x10: 0000000000ff0100 x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : 0000000000000000 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000 x5 : ffff80009d497980 x4 : ffff80009d497960 x3 : 0000000000001000 x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff0000e183a928 x0 : ffff0000d60b0fc0 Call trace: 0x0 (P) __generic_file_write_iter+0xfc/0x204 mm/filemap.c:4156 ntfs_file_write_iter+0x54c/0x630 fs/ntfs3/file.c:1267 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:586 [inline] vfs_write+0x920/0xcf4 fs/read_write.c:679 ksys_write+0x15c/0x26c fs/read_write.c:731 __do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:742 [inline] __se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:739 [inline] __arm64_sys_write+0x7c/0x90 fs/read_write.c:739 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b8 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0x130/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:132 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:151 el0_svc+0x54/0x168 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:744 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0x108 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:762 [2] ioctl$FS_IOC_SETFLAGS(r0, 0x40086602, &(0x7f00000000c0)=0x20)

Published: 2025-05-08 Last update: 2025-11-10 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-37806 is rated Low Risk (22.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-37806

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-08 0.02%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-37806

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-37806

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-37806

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2025-37806 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-37806
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37806
suse medium CVE-2025-37806 severity moderate: SUSE including 26 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 258 product×package rows across 50 product lines (SLES-LTSS-TERADATA 15 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7, … (50 product lines)): Known Not Affected 258. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37806/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-37806 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1551 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1145, ignored 168, needed 108, released 102, not-affected 26, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37806

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-37806

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 5.15, < 6.12.26 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.14.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-37806

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