#VU112262 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38164

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112262

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2025-38164

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the f2fs_gc_range() function in fs/f2fs/gc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44a51592ac657d8e422585414d7ec17a5b50fb0e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/773704c1ef96a8b70d0d186ab725f50548de82c4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d9431b0d11a5030aa1ce477defee455b3821701

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?