Vulnerability · Published Sep 4, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-38710gfs2: Validate i_depth for exhash directories

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gfs2: Validate i_depth for exhash directories A fuzzer test introduced corruption that ends up with a depth of 0 in dir_e_read(), causing an undefined shift by 32 at: index = hash >> (32 - dip->i_depth); As calculated in an open-coded way in dir_make_exhash(), the minimum depth for an exhash directory is ilog2(sdp->sd_hash_ptrs) and 0 is invalid as sdp->sd_hash_ptrs is fixed as sdp->bsize / 16 at mount time. So we can avoid the undefined behaviour by checking for depth values lower than the minimum in gfs2_dinode_in(). Values greater than the maximum are already being checked for there. Also switch the calculation in dir_make_exhash() to use ilog2() to clarify how the depth is calculated. Tested with the syzkaller repro.c and xfstests '-g quick'.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.176-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38710
Debian:13linux6.12.43-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38710
Debian:14linux6.16.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-186.196USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-186.196UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-100.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1112.119USN-8575-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1112.119UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1117.126USN-8575-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1117.126UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1046.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1117.126UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1117.126USN-8610-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1046.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1112.122USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1112.122UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1047.50UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1108.114UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1108.114USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1043.48UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1095.103UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1095.103USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1030.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1106.110USN-8575-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1106.110UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1044.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1107.113UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1107.113USN-8620-4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1104.109UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1104.109USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-184.194UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-184.194USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-100.100.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1107.108UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1107.108USN-8575-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1046.49.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1064.66UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1064.66USN-8576-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1053.53USN-8576-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1053.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1109.115UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1109.115USN-8575-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1043.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1106.109UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1106.109USN-8668-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1047.51UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1023.24UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1075.79USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1075.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38710

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 9a0045088d888c9c539c8c626a366cb52c0fbdab – before 076e992752e4b24178918f748d75597c80a408d29a0045088d888c9c539c8c626a366cb52c0fbdab – before 366183911b153e9b8cf758e1414e1154d75693379a0045088d888c9c539c8c626a366cb52c0fbdab – before 112bb60cd0e254a369e95aa9941a694ffeca089f9a0045088d888c9c539c8c626a366cb52c0fbdab – before cddea0c721106ea480371412d8de21705eb273769a0045088d888c9c539c8c626a366cb52c0fbdab – before 53a0249d68a210c16e961b83adfa82f94ee0a53d9a0045088d888c9c539c8c626a366cb52c0fbdab – before b5f46951e62377b6e406fadc18bc3c5bdf1632a79a0045088d888c9c539c8c626a366cb52c0fbdab – before 9680c58675b82348ab84d387e4fa727f7587e1a09a0045088d888c9c539c8c626a366cb52c0fbdab – before 557c024ca7250bb65ae60f16c02074106c2f197b
Linux Linux 2.6.26

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