CVE-2025-40179

ext4: verify orphan file size is not too big

CVE-2025-40179 is fixed in 82 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40179, released November 12, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0022
12th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: verify orphan file size is not too big In principle orphan file can be arbitrarily large. However orphan replay needs to traverse it all and we also pin all its buffers in memory. Thus filesystems with absurdly large orphan files can lead to big amounts of memory consumed. Limit orphan file size to a sane value and also use kvmalloc() for allocating array of block descriptor structures to avoid large order allocations for sane but large orphan files.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
bpftool · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
bpftool · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 Jan 23, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-livepatch-6.1.158-178.288 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-livepatch-6.12.55-74.119 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19 · sles 15.6 1-150600.13.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1 Jan 23, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-source-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 Jan 23, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 Jan 23, 2026
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-uek · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-container · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-container · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-container-debug · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-container-debug · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-core · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-debug · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-devel · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-doc · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-modules · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek64k · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 8 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek ELSA-2025-28048 Dec 12, 2025
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.158-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40179 Nov 12, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.57-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40179 Nov 12, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.17.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40179 Nov 12, 2025
perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
python3-perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.158-178.288.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1297 Dec 8, 2025
python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.55-74.119.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1316 Dec 8, 2025

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