CVE-2025-38243 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the btrfs filesystem, where invalid inode pointer dereferences during log replay can lead to a system crash. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) has a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring local privileges to trigger a high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion beyond a single security update mention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.15, < 6.15.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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