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CVE-2025-38663
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2025-08-22T16:15:41.590 · Last modified 2026-06-17T09:17:19.997

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 products

linux — linux_kernel

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