Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 4, 2025· Updated Jan 2, 2026
jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds read in add_missing_indices
CVE-2025-38204
Description
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.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 2.6.12
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
5- git.kernel.org/stable/c/44618bee303bed151ef3a525ff79fbd7689593b5mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dff41a86377563f7a2b968aae00d25b4ceb37c9mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/81af4b34fd72d390d7f237c6a545cc6d09707956mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfa4655d28f338e68d345aed80d19be7999bbce2mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8399564a58fb6ea2ff21a6fd278417943cb51a5mitre
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