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TI-2025-25544 Aliases CVE-2025-38204GHSA-362h-j6ww-x5f8

jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds read in add_missing_indices

Priority LOW 34CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0024 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186 +5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux2.6.12 and later5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.15.4, 6.16Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.12 and later Fixed in 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.15.4, 6.16 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.4.295; 5.5 to before 5.10.239; 5.11 to before 5.15.186; 5.16 to before 6.15.4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.4.295; 5.5 to before 5.10.239; 5.11 to before 5.15.186; 5.16 to before 6.15.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.15.4, 6.16

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-38204
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-362h-j6ww-x5f8
  3. 2026-10-16 Fix available: Linux/Linux@2ec34dc7094b14149ce091c77aff43a45d255518, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  4. 2026-10-16 1 new reference · CNA
  5. 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@c8733634978086b41255695d993cec3017a23a27 · CNA
  6. 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
  7. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/Linux@5730e2da0655336fed6aa3c25892e69e2ba5cb76, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  8. 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
  9. 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Patch 5

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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