CVE-2025-21752

Kernel crash via unsafe RAID stripe key update

Published Feb 27, 2025 · Updated May 23, 2026

Denial of service in Linux 6.6.130 through 6.7 allows local users to crash the kernel through Btrfs RAID stripe-tree operations. The partial RAID-extent deletion path uses btrfs_set_item_key_safe() to rewrite a stripe-extent key, which can violate tree ordering and trigger its BUG check. Exploitation requires local access and an affected Btrfs RAID stripe-tree; the root cause of the ordering corruption remains undisclosed.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Linux 6.6.130 through 6.7 allows local users to crash the kernel through Btrfs RAID stripe-tree operations. The partial RAID-extent deletion path uses btrfs_set_item_key_safe() to rewrite a stripe-extent key, which can violate tree ordering and trigger its BUG check. Exploitation requires local access and an affected Btrfs RAID stripe-tree; the root cause of the ordering corruption remains undisclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-21752
Published
Feb 27, 2025
Updated
May 23, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=02c372e1f016e5113217597ab37b399c4e407477 <1c25eff52ee5a02a2c4be659a44ae972d9989742
  2. Affected versionversion=02c372e1f016e5113217597ab37b399c4e407477 <dc14ba10781bd2629835696b7cc1febf914768e9
  3. Affected versionversion=6.6.130 <6.7
  4. Affected versionversion=6.7
  5. Affected versionversion=ab69bf6f8970c09d3735c25094e9471d54365282

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=02c372e1f016e5113217597ab37b399c4e407477 <1c25eff52ee5a02a2c4be659a44ae972d9989742; version=02c372e1f016e5113217597ab37b399c4e407477 <dc14ba10781bd2629835696b7cc1febf914768e9; version=6.6.130 <6.7; version=6.7; version=ab69bf6f8970c09d3735c25094e9471d54365282

Published CVSS scores

5.5NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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