# CVE-2025-37892: mtd: inftlcore: Add error check for inftl\_read\_oob()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-05-20 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: inftlcore: Add error check for inftl_read_oob() In INFTL_findwriteunit(), the return value of inftl_read_oob() need to be checked. A proper implementation can be found in INFTL_deleteblock(). The status will be set as SECTOR_IGNORE to break from the while-loop correctly if the inftl_read_oob() fails.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b828d394308e8e00df0a6f57e7dabae609bb8b7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0300e751170cf80c05ca1a762a7b449e8ca6b693
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d6ceff95c55297f0ee8f9dbc4da5c558f30e9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6af3b92b1c0b58ca281d0e1501bad2567f73c1a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7772621041ee78823ccc5f1fe38f6faa22af7023
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5479a6af3c96f73bec2d2819532b6d6814f52dd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c22356dfb041e5292835c9ff44d5f91bef8dd18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/114d94f095aa405fa9a51484c4be34846d7bb386
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d027951dc85cb2e15924c980dc22a6754d100c7c

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