HIGH
jfs: upper bound check of tree index in dbAllocAG
Published Sep 4, 2025
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.18%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version 2.6.12StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 0StatusunaffectedConstraints<2.6.12
- Version 5.10.241StatusunaffectedConstraints<=5.10.*
- Version 5.15.190StatusunaffectedConstraints<=5.15.*
- Version 5.4.297StatusunaffectedConstraints<=5.4.*
- Version 6.1.149StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.1.*
- Version 6.12.43StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.12.*
- Version 6.15.11StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.15.*
- Version 6.16.2StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.16.*
- Version 6.17StatusunaffectedConstraints<=*
- Version 6.6.103StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.6.*
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Configuration 1
OR
- ≥ 2.6.12.1 · < 5.4.297
- ≥ 5.5 · < 5.10.241
- ≥ 5.11 · < 5.15.190
- ≥ 5.16 · < 6.1.149
- ≥ 6.2 · < 6.6.103
- ≥ 6.7 · < 6.12.43
- ≥ 6.13 · < 6.15.11
- ≥ 6.16 · < 6.16.2
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12
Configuration 2
- 11.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel-rt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (2)
References (17)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-38697 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2393182 Issue Tracking
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1467a75819e41341cd5ebd16faa2af1ca3c8f4fe Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/173cfd741ad7073640bfb7e2344c2a0ee005e769 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dd05f09cc323018136a7ecdb3d1007be9ede27f Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30e19a884c0b11f33821aacda7e72e914bec26ef Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49ea46d9025aa1914b24ea957636cbe4367a7311 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bdb9553fb134fd52ec208a8b378120670f6e784 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4f199203f79ca9cd7355799ccb26800174ff093 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c214006856ff52a8ff17ed8da52d50601d54f9ce Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8ca21a2836993d7cb816668458e05e598574e55 Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025090451-CVE-2025-38697-b37e@gregkh/T
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38697
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38697
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Linux
Published Sep 4, 2025
Updated Aug 5, 2026
Reserved Apr 16, 2025
Link CVE-2025-38697
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a