High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 4, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-38697

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

jfs: upper bound check of tree index in dbAllocAG

When computing the tree index in dbAllocAG, we never check if we are out of bounds realative to the size of the stree. This could happen in a scenario where the filesystem metadata are corrupted.

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Affected products

Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel8 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.6.12.1,<5.4.297
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 2.6.12
osv-coords74 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7
< 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1+ 73 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1.150700.17.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1.21.12
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1.21.12
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/1467a75819e41341cd5ebd16faa2af1ca3c8f4fenvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/173cfd741ad7073640bfb7e2344c2a0ee005e769nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dd05f09cc323018136a7ecdb3d1007be9ede27fnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/30e19a884c0b11f33821aacda7e72e914bec26efnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/49ea46d9025aa1914b24ea957636cbe4367a7311nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bdb9553fb134fd52ec208a8b378120670f6e784nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4f199203f79ca9cd7355799ccb26800174ff093nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c214006856ff52a8ff17ed8da52d50601d54f9cenvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8ca21a2836993d7cb816668458e05e598574e55nvdPatch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.htmlnvd

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