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.
History

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000


Sat, 23 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Nilf nilfs
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Nilf nilfs

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title nilfs2: reject invalid file types when reading inodes
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-08-22T16:02:55.856Z

Updated: 2025-08-28T14:44:30.852Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.031Z

Link: CVE-2025-38663

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-22T16:15:41.590

Modified: 2025-08-28T15:15:57.607

Link: CVE-2025-38663

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-08-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-38663 - Bugzilla