CVE-2025-38698 — Improper Validation of Consistency within Input in Linux

CWE-1288 — Improper Validation of Consistency within Input30 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedSep 4
Latest updateMar 25

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:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel2.6.12.1 — 5.4.297+8
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.244-1+3
▶CVEListV5linux/linux1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 — 9f896c3d0192241d6438be6963682ace8203f502+9

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-f2mf-895w-7mvj: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: Regular file corruption check The reproducer builds a corrupted file on dis↗2025-09-05
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CVEList
jfs: Regular file corruption check↗2025-09-04
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OSV
CVE-2025-38698: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: Regular file corruption check The reproducer builds a corrupted file on disk↗2025-09-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

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CVE-2025-38698 — Linux vulnerability | cvebase