fs/ntfs3: Add sanity check for file name
Priority LOW 33Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Add sanity check for file name The length of the file name should be smaller than the directory entry size.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0018 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.6.103 +4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.15 and later | 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.43, 6.15.11, 6.16.2, 6.17 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.15 and later Fixed in 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.43, 6.15.11, 6.16.2, 6.17 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.43, 6.15.11, 6.16.2, 6.17
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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-38707
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f5pp-p43c-5wxv
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bde58c1539f3ffddffc94d64007de16964e6b8eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f99eb9a641f4ef927d8724f4966dcfd1f0e9f835
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3572737a768dadea904ebc4eb34b6ed575bb72d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ac47f738ddfc1957a33be163bc97ee8f78e85a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b51642fc52d1c7243a9361555d5c4b24d7569d7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27ee9a42b245efe6529e28b03453291a775cb3e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e841ecb139339602bc1853f5f09daa5d1ea920a2
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Sources
- CVE-2025-38707 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-38707 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f5pp-p43c-5wxv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-38707 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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