SB2025070517 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel jfs
Published: July 5, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025070517
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38204)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the dtInitRoot() and add_missing_indices() functions in fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44618bee303bed151ef3a525ff79fbd7689593b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dff41a86377563f7a2b968aae00d25b4ceb37c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81af4b34fd72d390d7f237c6a545cc6d09707956
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfa4655d28f338e68d345aed80d19be7999bbce2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8399564a58fb6ea2ff21a6fd278417943cb51a5