{"cve":"CVE-2025-38663","nvd":{"published":"2025-08-22T16:15:41.590","modified":"2026-06-17T09:17:19.997","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnilfs2: reject invalid file types when reading inodes\n\nTo prevent inodes with invalid file types from tripping through the vfs\nand causing malfunctions or assertion failures, add a missing sanity check\nwhen reading an inode from a block device.  If the file type is not valid,\ntreat it as a filesystem error.","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":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a5c204e175a78556b8ef1f7683249fa5197295a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cf0c4130bf340be3935d097a3dcbfefdcf65815","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42cd46b3a8b1497b9258dc7ac445dbd6beb73e2f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aead50caf67e01020c8be1945c3201e8a972a27","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79663a15a1c70ca84f86f2dbba07b423fe7d5d4f"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:07:46.309729541+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38663","score":0.00181,"percentile":0.07711,"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."]}