CVE-2025-21830: landlock: Handle weird files

Published Mar 6, 2025
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

landlock: Handle weird files

A corrupted filesystem (e.g. bcachefs) might return weird files. Instead of throwing a warning and allowing access to such file, treat them as regular files.

Affected Software

159 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel>=5.13<5.15.179
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.129
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.6.76
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.12.13
Linux Linux kernel>=6.13<6.13.2
ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-azure*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-azure-edge*
ubuntu/linux-gcp*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15*
ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4*
ubuntu/linux-hwe*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*
ubuntu/linux-oem*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15<5.15.0-1084.91~20.04.1
5.15.0-1084.91~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15<5.15.0-1089.98~20.04.1
5.15.0-1089.98~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15<5.15.0-1083.92~20.04.1
5.15.0-1083.92~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15<5.15.0-1076.79~20.04.1
5.15.0-1076.79~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15<5.15.0-1079.85~20.04.1
5.15.0-1079.85~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-140.150~20.04.1
5.15.0-140.150~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15<5.15.0-1081.87~20.04.1
5.15.0-1081.87~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15<5.15.0-1079.83~20.04.1
5.15.0-1079.83~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-gke*
ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-142.152~20.04.1
5.15.0-142.152~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15<5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1
5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10*
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-raspi2*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8*
ubuntu/linux<5.15.0-140.150
5.15.0-140.150
ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-aws<5.15.0-1084.91
5.15.0-1084.91
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8<6.8.0-1032.34~22.04.1
6.8.0-1032.34~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure<5.15.0-1089.98
5.15.0-1089.98
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.8<6.8.0-1034.39~22.04.1
6.8.0-1034.39~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<5.15.0-1089.98.1
5.15.0-1089.98.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-gcp<5.15.0-1083.92
5.15.0-1083.92
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.8<6.8.0-1033.35~22.04.1
6.8.0-1033.35~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gke<5.15.0-1081.87
5.15.0-1081.87
ubuntu/linux-gkeop<5.15.0-1066.74
5.15.0-1066.74
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-64.67~22.04.1
6.8.0-64.67~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-ibm<5.15.0-1076.79
5.15.0-1076.79
ubuntu/linux-ibm-6.8<6.8.0-1029.29~22.04.1
6.8.0-1029.29~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg<5.15.0-1079.85
5.15.0-1079.85
ubuntu/linux-kvm<5.15.0-1080.85
5.15.0-1080.85
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<5.15.0-140.150
5.15.0-140.150
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-64.67.1~22.04.1
6.8.0-64.67.1~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia<5.15.0-1078.79
5.15.0-1078.79
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8<6.8.0-1031.34~22.04.1
6.8.0-1031.34~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<5.15.0-1037.37
5.15.0-1037.37
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx<5.15.0-1026.26
5.15.0-1026.26
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-oracle<5.15.0-1081.87
5.15.0-1081.87
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8<6.8.0-1029.30~22.04.1
6.8.0-1029.30~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-raspi<5.15.0-1078.81
5.15.0-1078.81
ubuntu/linux-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8<6.8.0-64.67~22.04.1
6.8.0-64.67~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp<5.15.0-1050.54
5.15.0-1050.54
ubuntu/linux-bluefield<5.15.0-1066.68
5.15.0-1066.68
ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime<5.15.0-1077.79
5.15.0-1077.79
ubuntu/linux-realtime<5.15.0-1084.93
5.15.0-1084.93
ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8<6.8.1-1025.26~22.04.1
6.8.1-1025.26~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*
ubuntu/linux-fips*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*
ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<5.15.0-1084.91+fips1
5.15.0-1084.91+fips1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<5.15.0-1089.98+fips1
5.15.0-1089.98+fips1
ubuntu/linux-fips<5.15.0-140.150+fips1
5.15.0-140.150+fips1
ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<5.15.0-1083.92+fips1
5.15.0-1083.92+fips1
ubuntu/linux<6.8.0-64.67
6.8.0-64.67
ubuntu/linux-aws<6.8.0-1032.34
6.8.0-1032.34
ubuntu/linux-azure<6.8.0-1034.39
6.8.0-1034.39
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11<6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1
6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia<6.8.0-1022.23
6.8.0-1022.23
ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.8.0-1033.35
6.8.0-1033.35
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11<6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1
6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gke<6.8.0-1028.32
6.8.0-1028.32
ubuntu/linux-gkeop<6.8.0-1015.17
6.8.0-1015.17
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.11<6.11.0-26.26~24.04.1
6.11.0-26.26~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-ibm<6.8.0-1029.29
6.8.0-1029.29
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<6.8.0-64.67.1
6.8.0-64.67.1
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11<6.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1
6.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia<6.8.0-1031.34
6.8.0-1031.34
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11<6.11.0-1010.10
6.11.0-1010.10
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency<6.8.0-1031.34.1
6.8.0-1031.34.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<6.8.0-1008.8
6.8.0-1008.8
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11<6.11.0-1022.22
6.11.0-1022.22
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8<6.8.0-1031.31
6.8.0-1031.31
ubuntu/linux-oracle<6.8.0-1029.30
6.8.0-1029.30
ubuntu/linux-raspi<6.8.0-1031.35
6.8.0-1031.35
ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-xilinx<6.8.0-1017.18
6.8.0-1017.18
ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime<6.8.0-2026.27
6.8.0-2026.27
ubuntu/linux-realtime<6.8.1-1025.26
6.8.1-1025.26
ubuntu/linux-fips<6.8.0-78.78+fips1
6.8.0-78.78+fips1
ubuntu/linux-vmware*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1084.91~20.04.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1089.98~20.04.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1083.92~20.04.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1076.79~20.04.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1079.85~20.04.1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-140.150~20.04.1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1081.87~20.04.1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1079.83~20.04.1
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-142.152~20.04.1
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-140.150
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1084.91
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1032.34~22.04.1
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1089.98
  15. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1034.39~22.04.1
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-fde to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1089.98.1
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1083.92
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1033.35~22.04.1
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gke to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1081.87
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gkeop to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1066.74
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-64.67~22.04.1
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1076.79
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-ibm-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1029.29~22.04.1
  24. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1079.85
  25. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-kvm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1080.85
  26. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-140.150
  27. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-64.67.1~22.04.1
  28. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1078.79
  29. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1031.34~22.04.1
  30. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1037.37
  31. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1026.26
  32. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1081.87
  33. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1029.30~22.04.1
  34. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-raspi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1078.81
  35. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-64.67~22.04.1
  36. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1050.54
  37. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-bluefield to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1066.68
  38. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1077.79
  39. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-realtime to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1084.93
  40. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.1-1025.26~22.04.1
  41. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1084.91+fips1
  42. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1089.98+fips1
  43. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-140.150+fips1
  44. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1083.92+fips1
  45. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-64.67
  46. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1032.34
  47. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1034.39
  48. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1
  49. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1022.23
  50. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1033.35
  51. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1
  52. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gke to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1028.32
  53. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gkeop to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1015.17
  54. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.11.0-26.26~24.04.1
  55. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1029.29
  56. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-64.67.1
  57. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1
  58. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1031.34
  59. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.11.0-1010.10
  60. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1031.34.1
  61. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1008.8
  62. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.11.0-1022.22
  63. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1031.31
  64. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1029.30
  65. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-raspi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1031.35
  66. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-xilinx to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1017.18
  67. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-2026.27
  68. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-realtime to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.1-1025.26
  69. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-78.78+fips1

Event History

Mar 6, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:08 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:08 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via OSV·05:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-21830?

CVE-2025-21830 is categorized as a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-21830?

To mitigate CVE-2025-21830, update your Linux kernel to the latest version that includes the necessary patches.

3

What impact does CVE-2025-21830 have on affected systems?

CVE-2025-21830 may allow unauthorized access to corrupted files on systems running affected versions of the Linux kernel.

4

Which versions of the Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2025-21830?

CVE-2025-21830 affects Linux kernel versions between 5.13 and 5.15.179, 5.16 and 6.1.129, 6.2 and 6.6.76, 6.7 and 6.12.13, and 6.13 and 6.13.2.

5

Is there any workaround for CVE-2025-21830?

No official workarounds are available for CVE-2025-21830; updating to a patched kernel is the recommended solution.

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