High severity · published Sep 4, 2025
CVE-2025-38707
fs/ntfs3: Add sanity check for file name
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: Add sanity check for file name
The length of the file name should be smaller than the directory entry size.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
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
5.15 before 5.15.190; 5.16 before 6.1.149; 6.2 before 6.6.103; 6.7 before 6.12.43; 6.13 before 6.15.11; 6.16 before 6.16.2 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e before bde58c1539f3ffddffc94d64007de16964e6b8eb; 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e before f99eb9a641f4ef927d8724f4966dcfd1f0e9f835; 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e before 3572737a768dadea904ebc4eb34b6ed575bb72d9; 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e before 2ac47f738ddfc1957a33be163bc97ee8f78e85a6; 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e before b51642fc52d1c7243a9361555d5c4b24d7569d7e; 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e before 27ee9a42b245efe6529e28b03453291a775cb3e4; +2 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-2025-38707
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38707
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27ee9a42b245efe6529e28b03453291a775cb3e4
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ac47f738ddfc1957a33be163bc97ee8f78e85a6
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3572737a768dadea904ebc4eb34b6ed575bb72d9
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b51642fc52d1c7243a9361555d5c4b24d7569d7e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bde58c1539f3ffddffc94d64007de16964e6b8eb
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e841ecb139339602bc1853f5f09daa5d1ea920a2
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