5.5

CVE-2025-38698: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38698DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38698
Published 04-09-2025Last modified 12-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-38698 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 40 · Related 35
DLA-4327-1DLA-4328-1DSA-6009-1MGASA-2025-0234MGASA-2025-0235SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1

Timeline

  1. 04-09-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.17% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu149 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< 6.1.153-1 | < 6.12.43-1 | < 6.16.3-1
  • debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 9f896c3d0192241d6438be6963682ace8203f502 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 6bc86f1d7d5419d5b19483ba203ca0b760c41c51 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 9ad054cd2c4ca8c371e555748832aa217c41fc65 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 9605cb2ea38ba014d0e704cba0dbbb00593fa9fd | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 78989af5bbf55a0cf1165b0fa73921bc02f1543b | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 00462be586b33076f8b8023e7ba697deedc131db | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < fd9454b7710b28060faa49b041f8283c435721a3 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 02edcfda419168d9405bffe55f18ea9c1bf92366 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 2d04df8116426b6c7b9f8b9b371250f666a2a2fb | 2.6.12
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.12.1, < 5.4.297 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.241 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.190 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.149 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.103 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.43 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.15.11 | ≥ 6.16, < 6.16.2 | 2.6.12 | 2.6.12:rc2 | 2.6.12:rc3 | 2.6.12:rc4 | 2.6.12:rc5

3 vendors · 153 products

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