What is CVE-2025-38707?

CVE-2025-38707 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and patched in 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.6.103 and others. CVE-2025-38707 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38707?

CVE-2025-38707 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-38707?

Yes, CVE-2025-38707 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.6.103 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38707 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38707 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-38707

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Add sanity check for file name The length of the file name should be smaller than the directory entry size.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-09-04

Last modified 2026-05-12

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.6.103, 6.12.43, 6.15.11, 6.16.2, 6.17 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.190 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.149 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.103 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.43 6.12.x ✓ 6.15.11 6.15.x ✓ 6.16.2 6.16.x ✓ 6.17

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38707 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Cert-Portal
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27ee9a42b245efe6529e28b03453291a775cb3e4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ac47f738ddfc1957a33be163bc97ee8f78e85a6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3572737a768dadea904ebc4eb34b6ed575bb72d9
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38707

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-09-04

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38707?

CVE-2025-38707 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and has been patched in 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.6.103 and others. CVE-2025-38707 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38707?

CVE-2025-38707 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-38707?

Yes — CVE-2025-38707 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.190, 6.1.149, 6.6.103 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38707 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38707 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.