PT-2025-27998 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

CVE-2025-38223 · Published 2025-07-04 · Updated 2026-02-20

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 6.13.0-rc5+

Description: A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved, which caused a kernel BUG when handling encrypted inodes with unaligned file sizes. The issue was identified by the generic/397 test.

Recommendations: For Linux kernel versions prior to 6.13.0-rc5+, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent the kernel BUG.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Assertion Failure

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-617

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-10769

CVE-2025-38223

USN-7833-1

USN-7833-2

USN-7833-3

USN-7833-4

USN-7834-1

USN-7856-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Os

Ubuntu

References · 215

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38223.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38400 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38381 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38523 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38248 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38232 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38249 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38411 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-20551.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7856-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38401 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38346 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38374 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38257 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38389 · Vendor Advisory