erofs: avoid infinite loops due to corrupted subpage compact indexes
CVE-2025-68251 is a medium severity vulnerability in Microsoft products involving the erofs filesystem. It relates to infinite loops caused by corrupted subpage compact indexes. The vulnerability could cause system instability or denial of service due to these infinite loops. No CVSS score is provided. No known exploits are reported in the wild. No patch or remediation details are currently available.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability concerns the erofs filesystem implementation in Microsoft products, including Azure Linux kernel version 3.0. Corrupted subpage compact indexes can trigger infinite loops during filesystem operations, potentially leading to system hangs or crashes. The issue was identified by the Microsoft Security Response Center but no detailed technical or patch information is provided. The vulnerability is classified as medium severity.
Potential Impact
The primary impact is the potential for infinite loops caused by corrupted subpage compact indexes in the erofs filesystem, which can lead to system instability or denial of service conditions. No information about privilege escalation or data corruption is provided.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is available at this time.
erofs: avoid infinite loops due to corrupted subpage compact indexes
Description
CVE-2025-68251 is a medium severity vulnerability in Microsoft products involving the erofs filesystem. It relates to infinite loops caused by corrupted subpage compact indexes. The vulnerability could cause system instability or denial of service due to these infinite loops. No CVSS score is provided. No known exploits are reported in the wild. No patch or remediation details are currently available.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability concerns the erofs filesystem implementation in Microsoft products, including Azure Linux kernel version 3.0. Corrupted subpage compact indexes can trigger infinite loops during filesystem operations, potentially leading to system hangs or crashes. The issue was identified by the Microsoft Security Response Center but no detailed technical or patch information is provided. The vulnerability is classified as medium severity.
Potential Impact
The primary impact is the potential for infinite loops caused by corrupted subpage compact indexes in the erofs filesystem, which can lead to system instability or denial of service conditions. No information about privilege escalation or data corruption is provided.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is available at this time.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_vex
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Microsoft Security Response Center
- Advisory Id
- msrc_CVE-2025-68251
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a16098fe29bf47b50654d87
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:55 UTC
Last enriched: 06/29/2026, 23:50:07 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:51 UTC
Views: 104
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