CVE-2025-38698 jfs: Regular file corruption check
A missing check for negative file size in the JFS filesystem can lead to operation failures and potential denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-38698?
CVE-2025-38698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 4 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: Regular file corruption check
The reproducer builds a corrupted file on disk with a negative i_size value. Add a check when opening this file to avoid subsequent operation failures.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-38698?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-38698?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-38698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-38698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as AZL-66821, AZL-75255, BELL-CVE-2025-38698, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38698, GHSA-f2mf-895w-7mvj, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2025-38698 and 4 more.