{"cve":"CVE-2025-38712","nvd":{"published":"2025-09-04T16:15:40.437","modified":"2026-10-19T21:10:00.160","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nhfsplus: don't use BUG_ON() in hfsplus_create_attributes_file()\n\nWhen the volume header contains erroneous values that do not reflect\nthe actual state of the filesystem, hfsplus_fill_super() assumes that\nthe attributes file is not yet created, which later results in hitting\nBUG_ON() when hfsplus_create_attributes_file() is called. Replace this\nBUG_ON() with -EIO error with a message to suggest running fsck tool.","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-617"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03cd1db1494cf930e2fa042c9c13e32bffdb4eba","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bb8da27ff15e346d4bc9e248e819c9a88ebf9d6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9046566fa692f88954dac8c510f37ee17a15fdb7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3359392b75395a31af739a761f48f4041148226","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb0eea8e375677f586ad11c12e2525ed3fc698c2"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38712","score":0.00164,"percentile":0.05542,"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."]}