CVE-2025-38663: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-38663 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 44 · Related 42Timeline
- 22-08-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.17%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
7%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.17% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu147 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-163.173 | < 6.8.0-100.100
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1097.104 | < 6.8.0-1046.49
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.1.148-1 | < 6.12.41-1 | < 6.16.3-1
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184, < dd298c0b889acd3ecaf48b6e840c9ab91882e342 | ≥ 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184, < 2cf0c4130bf340be3935d097a3dcbfefdcf65815 | ≥ 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184, < 98872a934ea6a95985fb6a3655a78a5f0c114e82 | ≥ 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184, < 1a5c204e175a78556b8ef1f7683249fa5197295a | ≥ 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184, < bf585ee198bba4ff25b0d80a0891df4656cb0d08 | ≥ 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184, < 79663a15a1c70ca84f86f2dbba07b423fe7d5d4f | ≥ 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184, < 42cd46b3a8b1497b9258dc7ac445dbd6beb73e2f | ≥ 05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184, < 4aead50caf67e01020c8be1945c3201e8a972a27 | 2.6.30
- linux_kernel≥ 2.6.30, < 5.4.297 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.241 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.190 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.148 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.101 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.41 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.15.9 | 6.16:rc1 | 6.16:rc2 | 6.16:rc3 | 6.16:rc4 | 6.16:rc5 | 6.16:rc6 | 6.16:rc7
3 vendors · 151 products
References
46 links- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory