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CVE-2025-38698jfs: Regular file corruption check
- 5.5MediumCVSS base score
- 0.18%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 92% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Linux
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Published
- 8 months later
· 8 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.18% · top 92% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Affected products
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < 9f896c3d0192241d6438be6963682ace8203f502
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < 6bc86f1d7d5419d5b19483ba203ca0b760c41c51
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < 9ad054cd2c4ca8c371e555748832aa217c41fc65
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < 9605cb2ea38ba014d0e704cba0dbbb00593fa9fd
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < 78989af5bbf55a0cf1165b0fa73921bc02f1543b
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < 00462be586b33076f8b8023e7ba697deedc131db
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < fd9454b7710b28060faa49b041f8283c435721a3
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < 02edcfda419168d9405bffe55f18ea9c1bf92366
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < 2d04df8116426b6c7b9f8b9b371250f666a2a2fb
- affected 2.6.12
- unaffected < 2.6.12
- unaffected 5.4.297 – ≤ 5.4.*
- unaffected 5.10.241 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.190 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.1.149 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.6.103 – ≤ 6.6.*
- unaffected 6.12.43 – ≤ 6.12.*
- unaffected 6.15.11 – ≤ 6.15.*
- unaffected 6.16.2 – ≤ 6.16.*
- unaffected 6.17 – ≤ *
References
References12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f896c3d0192241d6438be6963682ace8203f502 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bc86f1d7d5419d5b19483ba203ca0b760c41c51 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ad054cd2c4ca8c371e555748832aa217c41fc65 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9605cb2ea38ba014d0e704cba0dbbb00593fa9fd (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78989af5bbf55a0cf1165b0fa73921bc02f1543b (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00462be586b33076f8b8023e7ba697deedc131db (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd9454b7710b28060faa49b041f8283c435721a3 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02edcfda419168d9405bffe55f18ea9c1bf92366 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d04df8116426b6c7b9f8b9b371250f666a2a2fb (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html (opens in a new tab)
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2025-26771 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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