Medium severity · published Sep 4, 2025
CVE-2025-38698
jfs: Regular file corruption check
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: Regular file corruption check
The reproducer builds a corrupted file on disk with a negative i_size value.
Add a check when opening this file to avoid subsequent operation failures.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.12.1 before 5.4.297; 5.5 before 5.10.241; 5.11 before 5.15.190; 5.16 before 6.1.149; 6.2 before 6.6.103; 6.7 before 6.12.43; +7 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 9f896c3d0192241d6438be6963682ace8203f502; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 6bc86f1d7d5419d5b19483ba203ca0b760c41c51; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 9ad054cd2c4ca8c371e555748832aa217c41fc65; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 9605cb2ea38ba014d0e704cba0dbbb00593fa9fd; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 78989af5bbf55a0cf1165b0fa73921bc02f1543b; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 00462be586b33076f8b8023e7ba697deedc131db; +4 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
SC
SIMATIC CN 4100 · Siemens
before V5.0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38698
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38698
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00462be586b33076f8b8023e7ba697deedc131db
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02edcfda419168d9405bffe55f18ea9c1bf92366
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d04df8116426b6c7b9f8b9b371250f666a2a2fb
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bc86f1d7d5419d5b19483ba203ca0b760c41c51
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78989af5bbf55a0cf1165b0fa73921bc02f1543b
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9605cb2ea38ba014d0e704cba0dbbb00593fa9fd
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