CVE-2025-38269

btrfs: exit after state insertion failure at btrfs_convert_extent_bit()

CVE-2025-38269 is fixed in 58 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2025-1080, released July 3, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0019
8th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: exit after state insertion failure at btrfs_convert_extent_bit() If insert_state() state failed it returns an error pointer and we call extent_io_tree_panic() which will trigger a BUG() call. However if CONFIG_BUG is disabled, which is an uncommon and exotic scenario, then we fallthrough and call cache_state() which will dereference the error pointer, resulting in an invalid memory access. So jump to the 'out' label after calling extent_io_tree_panic(), it also makes the code more clear besides dealing with the exotic scenario where CONFIG_BUG is disabled.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel-libbpf · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel-livepatch-6.12.35-55.103 · amzn 2023 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel-uek · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-20551 Sep 8, 2025
kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.35-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38269 Jul 10, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.12.35-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38269 Jul 10, 2025
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.12.35-55.103.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1080 Jul 3, 2025

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