VDB-314946 · CVE-2025-38204 · EUVD-2025-20052

Linux Kernel up to 5.4.294/5.10.238/5.15.185/6.15.3 jfs add_missing_indices out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.4.294/5.10.238/5.15.185/6.15.3. Impacted is the function add_missing_indices of the component jfs. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-38204. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.4.294/5.10.238/5.15.185/6.15.3. Affected is the function add_missing_indices of the component jfs. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds read in add_missing_indices stbl is s8 but it must contain offsets into slot which can go from 0 to 127. Added a bound check for that error and return -EIO if the check fails. Also make jfs_readdir return with error if add_missing_indices returns with an error.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-38204 since 04/16/2025. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 243378 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-38204), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186, 6.15.4 or 6.16-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 81af4b34fd72d390d7f237c6a545cc6d09707956/bfa4655d28f338e68d345aed80d19be7999bbce2/44618bee303bed151ef3a525ff79fbd7689593b5/c8399564a58fb6ea2ff21a6fd278417943cb51a5/5dff41a86377563f7a2b968aae00d25b4ceb37c9 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (243378), EUVD (EUVD-2025-20052) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1465). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

Debian Linux
Amazon Linux 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu Linux
SUSE Linux
Oracle Linux
IBM QRadar SIEM
SUSE openSUSE
RESF Rocky Linux
Dell Avamar
Open Source Linux Kernel
Dell NetWorker
Dell Secure Connect Gateway

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Linux

Name

Kernel

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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