CVE-2025-38204

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—

7.1

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

jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds read in add_missing_indices

stbl is s8 but it must contain offsets into slot which can go from 0 to

Added a bound check for that error and return -EIO if the check fails.

Also make jfs_readdir return with error if add_missing_indices returns with an error.

CVSS v3: 7.1
EG Score: 7.1(medium)
EPSS: 4.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 4, 2025

Last Modified

December 18, 2025

References (6)

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44618bee303bed151ef3a525ff79fbd7689593b5
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dff41a86377563f7a2b968aae00d25b4ceb37c9
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81af4b34fd72d390d7f237c6a545cc6d09707956
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfa4655d28f338e68d345aed80d19be7999bbce2
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8399564a58fb6ea2ff21a6fd278417943cb51a5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html

Patch Availability(15)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	linux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.15.0-1056 (5.15.0-1056.60) @ jammy	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-realtime-5.15 (5.15.0.1092.96) @ jammy	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-gcp-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1092.82) @ jammy	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1096.94) @ jammy	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-azure-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1096.81) @ jammy	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1096.105~20.04.1) @ focal	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-oracle-edge (5.15.0.1090.96~20.04.1) @ focal	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-kvm-5.15 (5.15.0.1088.84) @ jammy	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1034.36) @ jammy	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.14.0-34.34) @ plucky	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-azure-6.14 (6.14.0-1014.14) @ plucky	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-aws-edge (6.14.0-1015.15~24.04.1) @ noble	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-realtime-hwe-24.04-edge (6.14.0-1014.14~24.04.1) @ noble	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-tools-gcp-edge (6.14.0-1018.19~24.04.1) @ noble	2026-05-30	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.14.0-34.34~24.04.1) @ noble	2026-05-30	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

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What is CVE-2025-38204?

CVE-2025-38204 is a high vulnerability published on July 4, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds read in addmissingindices stbl is s8 but it must contain offsets into slot which can go from 0 to 127. Added a bound check for that error and return -EIO if the check fails. Also make jfsreaddir…

When was CVE-2025-38204 disclosed?

CVE-2025-38204 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 4, 2025, with the most recent update on December 18, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-38204 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38204 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 4.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-38204?

CVE-2025-38204 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-38204?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-38204, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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