{"cve":"CVE-2025-21988","nvd":{"published":"2025-04-02T13:15:43.317","modified":"2026-07-30T06:22:01.917","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs/netfs/read_collect: add to next->prev_donated\n\nIf multiple subrequests donate data to the same \"next\" request\n(depending on the subrequest completion order), each of them would\noverwrite the `prev_donated` field, causing data corruption and a\nBUG() crash (\"Can't donate prior to front\").","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b9ad7e52d4777f7e775ee1f0ad2452f6041024","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e25cec3b76aba47a49138d2162fc809c6cd49c9e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2d46f2ec332533816417b60933954173f602121"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:00:57.946988208+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-21988","score":0.00395,"percentile":0.33751,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}