CVE-2025-38677 is an out-of-bounds access vulnerability in the F2FS file system within the Linux kernel, affecting various Debian and Linux kernel versions. This flaw occurs when a corrupted F2FS image causes the system to misinterpret a dnode as an inode, leading to an attempt to access memory beyond allocated boundaries. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (High), a local attacker with low privileges can exploit this to achieve high confidentiality impact and high availability impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or proof-of-concept code.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.8, < 5.4.297CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.5, < 5.10.241CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.11, < 5.15.190CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.16, < 6.1.149CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2, < 6.6.103CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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