CVE-2025-38663

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nilfs2: reject invalid file types when reading inodes

To prevent inodes with invalid file types from tripping through the vfs and causing malfunctions or assertion failures, add a missing sanity check when reading an inode from a block device. If the file type is not valid, treat it as a filesystem error.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinux05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < dd298c0b889acd3ecaf48b6e840c9ab91882e342affected
LinuxLinux05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < 2cf0c4130bf340be3935d097a3dcbfefdcf65815affected
LinuxLinux05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < 98872a934ea6a95985fb6a3655a78a5f0c114e82affected
LinuxLinux05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < 1a5c204e175a78556b8ef1f7683249fa5197295aaffected
LinuxLinux05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < bf585ee198bba4ff25b0d80a0891df4656cb0d08affected
LinuxLinux05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < 79663a15a1c70ca84f86f2dbba07b423fe7d5d4faffected
LinuxLinux05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < 42cd46b3a8b1497b9258dc7ac445dbd6beb73e2faffected
LinuxLinux05fe58fdc10df9ebea04c0eaed57adc47af5c184 < 4aead50caf67e01020c8be1945c3201e8a972a27affected
LinuxLinux2.6.30affected
LinuxLinux0 < 2.6.30unaffected
LinuxLinux5.4.297 <= 5.4.*unaffected
LinuxLinux5.10.241 <= 5.10.*unaffected
LinuxLinux5.15.190 <= 5.15.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.1.148 <= 6.1.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.6.101 <= 6.6.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.12.41 <= 6.12.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.15.9 <= 6.15.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.16 <= *unaffected

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