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

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

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

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-2025-38391 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38408 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7834-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38340 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38523 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38246 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38334 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38087 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38405 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7856-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38385 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7833-3 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38406 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38362 · Vendor Advisory