CVE-2025-38204

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 5.4.295, 5.5.0-5.10.239, 5.11.0-5.15.186, 5.16.0-6.15.4 - Out-of-bounds Read in JFS add_missing_indices

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds read in add_missing_indices stbl is s8 but it must contain offsets into slot which can go from 0 to 127. Added a bound check for that error and return -EIO if the check fails. Also make jfs_readdir return with error if add_missing_indices returns with an error.

References (6)

Core 6

Core References

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81af4b34fd72d390d7f237c6a545cc6d09707956

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfa4655d28f338e68d345aed80d19be7999bbce2

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44618bee303bed151ef3a525ff79fbd7689593b5

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8399564a58fb6ea2ff21a6fd278417943cb51a5

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dff41a86377563f7a2b968aae00d25b4ceb37c9

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1

EPSS 0.0015

EPSS Percentile 4.6%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-125

Status published

Products (18)

debian/debian_linux 11.0

linux/Kernel 2.6.12 - 5.4.295linux

linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.186linux

linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.15.4linux

linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.239linux

Linux/Linux < 2.6.12

Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 44618bee303bed151ef3a525ff79fbd7689593b5

Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 5dff41a86377563f7a2b968aae00d25b4ceb37c9

Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 81af4b34fd72d390d7f237c6a545cc6d09707956

Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - bfa4655d28f338e68d345aed80d19be7999bbce2

... and 8 more

Published Jul 04, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026