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CVE-2025-38663

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CVE-2025-38663

Published: Aug 22, 2025

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 - < dd298c0b889acd3ecaf48b6e840c9ab91882e342
affected
05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 - < 2cf0c4130bf340be3935d097a3dcbfefdcf65815
affected
05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 - < 98872a934ea6a95985fb6a3655a78a5f0c114e82
affected
05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 - < 1a5c204e175a78556b8ef1f7683249fa5197295a
affected
05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 - < bf585ee198bba4ff25b0d80a0891df4656cb0d08

+3 more versions

Linux

Linux

affected
2.6.30
unaffected
0 - < 2.6.30
unaffected
5.4.297 - <= 5.4.*
unaffected
5.10.241 - <= 5.10.*
unaffected
5.15.190 - <= 5.15.*

+5 more versions

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