UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21887
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovl: fix UAF in ovl_dentry_update_reval by moving dput() in ovl_link_up The issue was caused by dput(upper) being called before ovl_dentry_update_reval(), while upper->d_flags was still accessed in ovl_dentry_remote(). Move dput(upper) after its last use to prevent use-after-free. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ovl_dentry_remote fs/overlayfs/util.c:162 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ovl_dentry_update_reval+0xd2/0xf0 fs/overlayfs/util.c:167 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:114 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline] print_report+0xc3/0x620 mm/kasan/report.c:488 kasan_report+0xd9/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:601 ovl_dentry_remote fs/overlayfs/util.c:162 [inline] ovl_dentry_update_reval+0xd2/0xf0 fs/overlayfs/util.c:167 ovl_link_up fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:610 [inline] ovl_copy_up_one+0x2105/0x3490 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1170 ovl_copy_up_flags+0x18d/0x200 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1223 ovl_rename+0x39e/0x18c0 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:1136 vfs_rename+0xf84/0x20a0 fs/namei.c:4893 ... </TASK>
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
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03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovl: fix UAF in ovl_dentry_update_reval by moving dput() in ovl_link_up The issue was caused by dput(upper) being called before ovl_dentry_update_reval(), while upper->d_flags was still accessed in ovl_dentry_remote(). Move dput(upper) after its last use to prevent use-after-free. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ovl_dentry_remote fs/overlayfs/util.c:162 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ovl_dentry_update_reval+0xd2/0xf0 fs/overlayfs/util.c:167 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:114 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline] print_report+0xc3/0x620 mm/kasan/report.c:488 kasan_report+0xd9/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:601 ovl_dentry_remote fs/overlayfs/util.c:162 [inline] ovl_dentry_update_reval+0xd2/0xf0 fs/overlayfs/util.c:167 ovl_link_up fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:610 [inline] ovl_copy_up_one+0x2105/0x3490 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1170 ovl_copy_up_flags+0x18d/0x200 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1223 ovl_rename+0x39e/0x18c0 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:1136 vfs_rename+0xf84/0x20a0 fs/namei.c:4893 ... </TASK>
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/c84e125fff2615b4d9c259e762596134eddd2f27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3594aad97e7be2557ca9fa9c931b206b604028c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b49d939b5a79117f939b77cc67efae2694d9799
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60b4b5c1277fc491da9e1e7abab307bfa39c2db7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64455c8051c3aedc71abb7ec8d47c80301f99f00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7c41830ffcd17b2177a95a9b99b270302090c35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c84e125fff2615b4d9c259e762596134eddd2f27
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-21887
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-6
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-7
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7510-8
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7511-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7511-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7511-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7512-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7521-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7521-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7521-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7593-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7602-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7725-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7725-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7725-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7779-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7802-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7809-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21887