#VU114297 Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38615
Published: August 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114297
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38615
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the ntfs_rename() function in fs/ntfs3/namei.c, within the ni_add_name() and ni_rename() functions in fs/ntfs3/frecord.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/358d4f821c03add421a4c49290538a705852ccf1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ed2cc6a6e93fbeb8c0cafce1e7fb1f64a331dcc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a285395020780adac1ffbc844069c3d700bf007a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b35a50d639ca5259466ef5fea85529bb4fb17d5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d99208b91933fd2a58ed9ed321af07dacd06ddc3