VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-38663

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-08-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references