boxscore/security
CVE · referencelatest edition

Reference page — cumulative record through Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC. Reference pages update as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record.

CVE-2025-38204HIGH
Linux Linux — jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds read in add_missing_indices
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  N  H    7.1   .0016    5.6     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 –  —
  Linux    2.6.12 –                                    5.4.295
TIMELINE
  Apr 16  Reserved by Linux
  Jul 4   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-38204 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7.1 (NVD).
CWE-125 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 6 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds read in add_missing_indices stbl is s8 but it must contain offsets into slot which can go from 0 to 127. Added a bound check for that error and return -EIO if the check fails. Also make jfs_readdir return with error if add_missing_indices returns with an error.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
July 4, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-38204 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7.1 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2
LinuxLinux2.6.125.4.295

Weaknesses

CWE-125

References (6)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-38204 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-125

About this page

This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2025-38204 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.