UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21699: Medium severity ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge vulnerability

Published Feb 12, 2025
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gfs2: Truncate address space when flipping GFS2DIFJDATA flag Truncate an inode's address space when flipping the GFS2DIFJDATA flag: depending on that flag, the pages in the address space will either use buffer heads or iomapfoliostate structs, and we cannot mix the two.

Affected Software

152 affected componentsFixes available
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<5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1
5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15<5.15.0-1086.95~20.04.1
5.15.0-1086.95~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15<5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1
5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-136.147~20.04.1
5.15.0-136.147~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15<5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1
5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15<5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1
5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-135.146~20.04.1
5.15.0-135.146~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15<5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1
5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15<5.15.0-1075.79~20.04.1
5.15.0-1075.79~20.04.1
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-5.8*
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<5.15.0-135.146
5.15.0-135.146
ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-aws<5.15.0-1080.87
5.15.0-1080.87
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8<6.8.0-1030.32~22.04.1
6.8.0-1030.32~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure<5.15.0-1084.93
5.15.0-1084.93
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.8<6.8.0-1030.35~22.04.1
6.8.0-1030.35~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<5.15.0-1084.93.1
5.15.0-1084.93.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-gcp<5.15.0-1079.88
5.15.0-1079.88
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.8<6.8.0-1031.33~22.04.1
6.8.0-1031.33~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gke<5.15.0-1077.83
5.15.0-1077.83
ubuntu/linux-gkeop<5.15.0-1062.70
5.15.0-1062.70
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<5.15.0-1072.75
5.15.0-1072.75
ubuntu/linux-ibm-6.8<6.8.0-1027.27~22.04.1
6.8.0-1027.27~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime<5.15.0-1073.75
5.15.0-1073.75
ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg<5.15.0-1075.81
5.15.0-1075.81
ubuntu/linux-kvm<5.15.0-1076.81
5.15.0-1076.81
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<5.15.0-135.146
5.15.0-135.146
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-62.65.1~22.04.1
6.8.0-62.65.1~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia<5.15.0-1074.75
5.15.0-1074.75
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8<6.8.0-1029.32~22.04.1
6.8.0-1029.32~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<5.15.0-1033.33
5.15.0-1033.33
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx<5.15.0-1021.21
5.15.0-1021.21
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-oracle<5.15.0-1077.83
5.15.0-1077.83
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8<6.8.0-1027.28~22.04.1
6.8.0-1027.28~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-raspi<5.15.0-1074.77
5.15.0-1074.77
ubuntu/linux-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8<6.8.0-62.65~22.04.1
6.8.0-62.65~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp<5.15.0-1044.48
5.15.0-1044.48
ubuntu/linux-bluefield<5.15.0-1062.64
5.15.0-1062.64
ubuntu/linux-realtime<5.15.0-1080.88
5.15.0-1080.88
ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8<6.8.1-1023.24~22.04.1
6.8.1-1023.24~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*
ubuntu/linux-fips*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*
ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<5.15.0-1080.87+fips1
5.15.0-1080.87+fips1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<5.15.0-1083.92+fips1
5.15.0-1083.92+fips1
ubuntu/linux-fips<5.15.0-135.146+fips1
5.15.0-135.146+fips1
ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<5.15.0-1079.88+fips1
5.15.0-1079.88+fips1
ubuntu/linux<6.8.0-62.65
6.8.0-62.65
ubuntu/linux-aws<6.8.0-1030.32
6.8.0-1030.32
ubuntu/linux-azure<6.8.0-1030.35
6.8.0-1030.35
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11<6.11.0-1013.13~24.04.1
6.11.0-1013.13~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia<6.8.0-1018.19
6.8.0-1018.19
ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.8.0-1031.33
6.8.0-1031.33
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11<6.11.0-1013.13~24.04.1
6.11.0-1013.13~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gke<6.8.0-1026.30
6.8.0-1026.30
ubuntu/linux-gkeop<6.8.0-1013.15
6.8.0-1013.15
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.11<6.11.0-24.24~24.04.1
6.11.0-24.24~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-ibm<6.8.0-1027.27
6.8.0-1027.27
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<6.8.0-62.65.1
6.8.0-62.65.1
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11<6.11.0-1012.13~24.04.1
6.11.0-1012.13~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia<6.8.0-1029.32
6.8.0-1029.32
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11<6.11.0-1007.7
6.11.0-1007.7
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency<6.8.0-1029.32.1
6.8.0-1029.32.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<6.8.0-1008.8
6.8.0-1008.8
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11<6.11.0-1020.20
6.11.0-1020.20
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8<6.8.0-1029.29
6.8.0-1029.29
ubuntu/linux-oracle<6.8.0-1027.28
6.8.0-1027.28
ubuntu/linux-raspi<6.8.0-1029.33
6.8.0-1029.33
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<6.8.0-2024.25
6.8.0-2024.25
ubuntu/linux-realtime<6.8.1-1023.24
6.8.1-1023.24
ubuntu/linux-fips<6.8.0-78.78+fips1
6.8.0-78.78+fips1

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 5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1
  2. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1086.95~20.04.1
  3. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1
  4. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-136.147~20.04.1
  5. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1
  6. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1
  7. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-135.146~20.04.1
  8. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1
  9. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1075.79~20.04.1
  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 5.15.0-135.146
  12. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1080.87
  13. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1030.32~22.04.1
  14. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1084.93
  15. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1030.35~22.04.1
  16. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1084.93.1
  17. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1079.88
  18. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1031.33~22.04.1
  19. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1077.83
  20. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1062.70
  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 5.15.0-1072.75
  23. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1027.27~22.04.1
  24. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1073.75
  25. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1075.81
  26. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1076.81
  27. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-135.146
  28. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-62.65.1~22.04.1
  29. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1074.75
  30. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1029.32~22.04.1
  31. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1033.33
  32. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1021.21
  33. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1077.83
  34. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1027.28~22.04.1
  35. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1074.77
  36. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-62.65~22.04.1
  37. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1044.48
  38. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1062.64
  39. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1080.88
  40. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.1-1023.24~22.04.1
  41. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1080.87+fips1
  42. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1083.92+fips1
  43. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-135.146+fips1
  44. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1079.88+fips1
  45. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-62.65
  46. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1030.32
  47. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1030.35
  48. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.11.0-1013.13~24.04.1
  49. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1018.19
  50. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1031.33
  51. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.11.0-1013.13~24.04.1
  52. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1026.30
  53. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1013.15
  54. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.11.0-24.24~24.04.1
  55. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1027.27
  56. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-62.65.1
  57. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.11.0-1012.13~24.04.1
  58. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1029.32
  59. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.11.0-1007.7
  60. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1029.32.1
  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 6.11.0-1020.20
  63. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1029.29
  64. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1027.28
  65. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1029.33
  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 6.8.0-2024.25
  68. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.1-1023.24
  69. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.8.0-78.78+fips1
  70. Compensating control

    Truncate an inode's address space whenever flipping the GFS2_DIF_JDATA flag, so pages do not mix buffer heads with iomap_folio_state structures.

Event History

Feb 12, 2025
CVE Published
via OSV·02:15 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·02:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which systems are exposed to this issue?

Systems using the listed Ubuntu kernel packages may be affected when they use the GFS2 filesystem and perform operations that flip the GFS2_DIF_JDATA flag. The issue is in Linux kernel GFS2 handling rather than being described as affecting all filesystem types.

2

What level of access does an attacker need?

The supplied severity vector indicates local access and low privileges are required, with no user interaction required. It also indicates high impact to availability and low impact to integrity, while confidentiality impact is not indicated.

3

What condition triggers the vulnerability?

The vulnerable condition occurs when the GFS2_DIF_JDATA flag is flipped without truncating the inode address space. Existing pages can then use buffer heads while others use iomap_folio_state structures, creating an unsafe mix.

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