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CVE-2025-38697 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA: kernel.orgCVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html siemens-SADP
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1467a75819e41341cd5ebd16faa2af1ca3c8f4fe kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/173cfd741ad7073640bfb7e2344c2a0ee005e769 kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dd05f09cc323018136a7ecdb3d1007be9ede27f kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30e19a884c0b11f33821aacda7e72e914bec26ef kernel.orgPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-129Improper Validation of Array Index[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 2.6.12.1, < 5.4.297
>= 5.5, < 5.10.241
>= 5.11, < 5.15.190
>= 5.16, < 6.1.149
>= 6.2, < 6.6.103

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
11.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38697
NVD Published Date:
Sep 4, 2025
NVD Last Modified:
Jul 30, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2025-38697 Details - Not Deferred