CVE-2025-38697
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: upper bound check of tree index in dbAllocAG When computing the tree index in dbAllocAG, we never check if we are out of bounds realative to the size of the stree.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: upper bound check of tree index in dbAllocAG When computing the tree index in dbAllocAG, we never check if we are out of bounds realative to the size of the stree. This could happen in a scenario where the filesystem metadata are corrupted.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.18% probability · 8th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-129
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1467a75819e41341cd5ebd16faa2af1ca3c8f4fePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/173cfd741ad7073640bfb7e2344c2a0ee005e769Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dd05f09cc323018136a7ecdb3d1007be9ede27fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30e19a884c0b11f33821aacda7e72e914bec26efPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49ea46d9025aa1914b24ea957636cbe4367a7311Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bdb9553fb134fd52ec208a8b378120670f6e784Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4f199203f79ca9cd7355799ccb26800174ff093Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c214006856ff52a8ff17ed8da52d50601d54f9cePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8ca21a2836993d7cb816668458e05e598574e55Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.