High severity · published Dec 22, 2025
CVE-2025-68337
jbd2: avoid bug_on in jbd2_journal_get_create_access() when file system corrupted
7.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jbd2: avoid bug_on in jbd2_journal_get_create_access() when file system corrupted
There's issue when file system corrupted:
------------[ cut here ]------------
kernel BUG at fs/jbd2/transaction.c:1289!
Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI
CPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 2031 Comm: mkdir Not tainted 6.18.0-rc1-next
RIP: 0010:jbd2_journal_get_create_access+0x3b6/0x4d0
RSP: 0018:ffff888117aafa30 EFLAGS: 00010202
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88811a86b000 RCX: ffffffff89a63534
RDX: 1ffff110200ec602 RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: ffff888100763010
RBP: ffff888100763000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffff888100763028
R10: 0000000000000003 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: ffff88812c432000 R14: ffff88812c608000 R15: ffff888120bfc000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f91d6970c99 CR3: 00000001159c4000 CR4: 00000000000006f0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__ext4_journal_get_create_access+0x42/0x170
ext4_getblk+0x319/0x6f0
ext4_bread+0x11/0x100
ext4_append+0x1e6/0x4a0
ext4_init_new_dir+0x145/0x1d0
ext4_mkdir+0x326/0x920
vfs_mkdir+0x45c/0x740
do_mkdirat+0x234/0x2f0
__x64_sys_mkdir+0xd6/0x120
do_syscall_64+0x5f/0xfa0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
The above issue occurs with us in errors=continue mode when accompanied by
storage failures. There have been many inconsistencies in the file system
data.
In the case of file system data inconsistency, for example, if the block
bitmap of a referenced block is not set, it can lead to the situation where
a block being committed is allocated and used again. As a result, the
following condition will not be satisfied then trigger BUG_ON. Of course,
it is entirely possible to construct a problematic image that can trigger
this BUG_ON through specific operations. In fact, I have constructed such
an image and easily reproduced this issue.
Therefore, J_ASSERT() holds true only under ideal conditions, but it may
not necessarily be satisfied in exceptional scenarios. Using J_ASSERT()
directly in abnormal situations would cause the system to crash, which is
clearly not what we want. So here we directly trigger a JBD abort instead
of immediately invoking BUG_ON.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
470decc613ab2048b619a01028072d932d9086ee before 71bbe06c40fc59b5b15661eca8ff307f4176d7f9; 470decc613ab2048b619a01028072d932d9086ee before ed62fd8c15d41c4127ad16b8219b63124f5962bc; 470decc613ab2048b619a01028072d932d9086ee before 3faac6531d4818cd6be45e5bbf32937bbbc795c0; 470decc613ab2048b619a01028072d932d9086ee before b4f8eabf6d991bd41fabcdf9302c4b3eab590cf4; 470decc613ab2048b619a01028072d932d9086ee before a2a7f854d154a3e9232fec80782dad951655f52f; 470decc613ab2048b619a01028072d932d9086ee before bf34c72337e40c4670cceeb79b353356933a254b; +3 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68337
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68337
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3faac6531d4818cd6be45e5bbf32937bbbc795c0
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71bbe06c40fc59b5b15661eca8ff307f4176d7f9
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/986835bf4d11032bba4ab8414d18fce038c61bb4
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2a7f854d154a3e9232fec80782dad951655f52f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa1703f3f706ea0867fb1991dcac709c9ec94cfb
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4f8eabf6d991bd41fabcdf9302c4b3eab590cf4
More from Linux
9.8
CVE-2025-39682
tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list
8.8
CVE-2026-53266
netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable
7.8
CVE-2026-53362
ipv6: account for fraggap on the paged allocation path
7.8
CVE-2026-46300
net: skbuff: preserve shared-frag marker during coalescing
7.8
CVE-2026-31431
crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place
