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.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:45:00 +0000


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-29T05:56:15.930Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.032Z

Link: CVE-2025-38698

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-04T16:15:38.370

Modified: 2025-09-05T17:47:24.833

Link: CVE-2025-38698

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-09-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-38698 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-09-05T14:02:52Z