#VU112291 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38204
Published: July 5, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112291
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-2025-38204
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 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 repository.
External links
- 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