{"cve":"CVE-2025-38167","nvd":{"published":"2025-07-03T09:15:32.243","modified":"2026-06-17T09:16:18.583","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs/ntfs3: handle hdr_first_de() return value\n\nThe hdr_first_de() function returns a pointer to a struct NTFS_DE. This\npointer may be NULL. To handle the NULL error effectively, it is important\nto implement an error handler. This will help manage potential errors\nconsistently.\n\nAdditionally, error handling for the return value already exists at other\npoints where this function is called.\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5879f64554181b89f44d4817b9ea86e8e913e1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ecd0cde89feee26525ccdf1af0c1ae156ca010b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5390b3d4c6d41d05bb9149d094d504cbc9ea85bf","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/701340a25b1ad210e6b8192195be21fd3fcc22c7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83cd0aa74793384dbdffc140500b200e9776a302"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:04:28.436527499+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38167","score":0.00168,"percentile":0.06013,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}