CVE-2025-38663 — Reachable Assertion in Linux
35 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 22
Latest updateMar 25
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages3 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 — dd298c0b889acd3ecaf48b6e840c9ab91882e342+8
Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3OSV▶
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 inval↗2025-08-22
GHSA▶
GHSA-338j-4fww-h2xc: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nilfs2: reject invalid file types when reading inodes
To prevent inodes with inv↗2025-08-22