CVE-2025-38663
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: reject invalid file types when reading inodes To prevent inodes with invalid file types from tripping through the vfs and causing malfunctions or assertion failures, add a…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: reject invalid file types when reading inodes To prevent inodes with invalid file types from tripping through the vfs and causing malfunctions or assertion failures, add a missing sanity check when reading an inode from a block device. If the file type is not valid, treat it as a filesystem error.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.17% probability · 7th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a5c204e175a78556b8ef1f7683249fa5197295aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cf0c4130bf340be3935d097a3dcbfefdcf65815Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42cd46b3a8b1497b9258dc7ac445dbd6beb73e2fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aead50caf67e01020c8be1945c3201e8a972a27Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79663a15a1c70ca84f86f2dbba07b423fe7d5d4fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98872a934ea6a95985fb6a3655a78a5f0c114e82Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf585ee198bba4ff25b0d80a0891df4656cb0d08Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd298c0b889acd3ecaf48b6e840c9ab91882e342Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.