CVE-2025-38663
nilfs2: reject invalid file types when reading inodes
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < dd298c0b889acd3ecaf48b6e840c9ab91882e342 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < 2cf0c4130bf340be3935d097a3dcbfefdcf65815 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < 98872a934ea6a95985fb6a3655a78a5f0c114e82 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < 1a5c204e175a78556b8ef1f7683249fa5197295a 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < bf585ee198bba4ff25b0d80a0891df4656cb0d08 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < 79663a15a1c70ca84f86f2dbba07b423fe7d5d4f 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < 42cd46b3a8b1497b9258dc7ac445dbd6beb73e2f 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < 4aead50caf67e01020c8be1945c3201e8a972a27
Linux / Linux
2.6.30
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd298c0b889acd3ecaf48b6e840c9ab91882e342 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cf0c4130bf340be3935d097a3dcbfefdcf65815 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98872a934ea6a95985fb6a3655a78a5f0c114e82 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a5c204e175a78556b8ef1f7683249fa5197295a git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf585ee198bba4ff25b0d80a0891df4656cb0d08 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79663a15a1c70ca84f86f2dbba07b423fe7d5d4f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42cd46b3a8b1497b9258dc7ac445dbd6beb73e2f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aead50caf67e01020c8be1945c3201e8a972a27 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html