Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 3, 2025· Updated May 12, 2026
CVE-2025-38167
CVE-2025-38167
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: handle hdr_first_de() return value
The hdr_first_de() function returns a pointer to a struct NTFS_DE. This pointer may be NULL. To handle the NULL error effectively, it is important to implement an error handler. This will help manage potential errors consistently.
Additionally, error handling for the return value already exists at other points where this function is called.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
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References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5879f64554181b89f44d4817b9ea86e8e913e1nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ecd0cde89feee26525ccdf1af0c1ae156ca010bnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5390b3d4c6d41d05bb9149d094d504cbc9ea85bfnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/701340a25b1ad210e6b8192195be21fd3fcc22c7nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/83cd0aa74793384dbdffc140500b200e9776a302nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/af5cab0e5b6f8edb0be51a9f47f3f620e0b4fd70nvdPatch
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.htmlnvd
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