Kernel crash via unchecked inode xattrs
Published Apr 16, 2025 · Updated Sep 8, 2026
Improper input validation in Linux ext4 allows attackers to crash the kernel when privileged code mounts a malformed filesystem image. ext4_iget_extra_inode accepts an inode-resident extended-attribute structure without xattr_check_inode validation, so later deletion walks invalid entries and reads freed or out-of-bounds kernel memory. Reaching the flaw requires a crafted ext4 image to be mounted; the demonstrated consequence is a kernel crash during inode cleanup.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in Linux ext4 allows attackers to crash the kernel when privileged code mounts a malformed filesystem image. ext4_iget_extra_inode accepts an inode-resident extended-attribute structure without xattr_check_inode validation, so later deletion walks invalid entries and reads freed or out-of-bounds kernel memory. Reaching the flaw requires a crafted ext4 image to be mounted; the demonstrated consequence is a kernel crash during inode cleanup.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-22121
- Published
- Apr 16, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
- Classifications
- CWE-20, CWE-125
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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