SB2025090466 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel hfsplus
Published: September 4, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025090466
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-2025-38714)
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 is_bnode_offset_valid(), hfs_bnode_write(), hfs_bnode_clear(), hfs_bnode_copy() and hfs_bnode_move() functions in fs/hfsplus/bnode.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/032f7ed6717a4cd3714f9801be39fdfc7f1c7644
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/291b7f2538920aa229500dbdd6c5f0927a51bc8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475d770c19929082aab43337e6c077d0e2043df3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ab59229bef6063edf3a6fc2e3e3fd7cd2181b29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fa4cef8ea13b37811287ef60674c5fd1dd02ee6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8583d067ae22b7f32ce5277ca5543ac8bf86a3e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2abd574d2fe22b8464cf6df5abb6f24d809eac0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c80aa2aaaa5e69d5219c6af8ef7e754114bd08d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffee8a7bed0fbfe29da239a922b59c5db897c613