{"cve":"CVE-2025-38698","nvd":{"published":"2025-09-04T16:15:38.370","modified":"2026-10-19T21:10:00.160","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\njfs: Regular file corruption check\n\nThe reproducer builds a corrupted file on disk with a negative i_size value.\nAdd a check when opening this file to avoid subsequent operation failures.","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/00462be586b33076f8b8023e7ba697deedc131db","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02edcfda419168d9405bffe55f18ea9c1bf92366","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d04df8116426b6c7b9f8b9b371250f666a2a2fb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bc86f1d7d5419d5b19483ba203ca0b760c41c51","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78989af5bbf55a0cf1165b0fa73921bc02f1543b"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38698","score":0.00176,"percentile":0.07038,"date":"2026-10-25"},"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."]}