CVE-2025-38382

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix iteration of extrefs during log replay At __inode_add_ref() when processing extrefs, if we jump into the next label we have an undefined value of victim_name.len, since we haven't initialized it before we did the goto. This results in an invalid memory access in the next iteration of the loop since victim_name.len was not initialized to the length of the name of the current extref. Fix this by initializing victim_name.len with the current extref's name length.

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2025-07-25
Last modified 2025-12-16
CVSS version 3.1
Patch available
Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10
Medium
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-908

CVE-2025-38382 is classified as CWE-908

See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.1.57, 6.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.144, 6.6.97, 6.12.37, 6.15.6, 6.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 6.1.57 ≥ 6.2
Fixed in
✓ 6.1.144 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.97 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.37 6.12.x ✓ 6.15.6 6.15.x ✓ 6.16

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38382 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2025-38382?

    CVE-2025-38382 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.1.57 onward and has been patched in 6.1.144, 6.6.97, 6.12.37 and others. CVE-2025-38382 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38382?

    CVE-2025-38382 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H .

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-38382?

    Yes — CVE-2025-38382 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.144, 6.6.97, 6.12.37 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1.57 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2025-38382 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2025-38382 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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