PT-2025-35989 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Published 2025-07-25 · Updated 2026-05-26 · CVE-2025-38716

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description A general protection fault can occur in the hfs find init() function within the Linux kernel's HFS (Hierarchical File System) implementation. This fault is triggered when a tree pointer is NULL, potentially leading to a system crash. The issue is related to reading extents and accessing block data during file system operations.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

AZL-66842

BDU:2026-01396

CVE-2025-38716

ECHO-60D2-EBF2-3CDA

MGASA-2025-0234

MGASA-2025-0235

USN-8028-1

USN-8028-2

USN-8028-3

USN-8028-4

USN-8028-5

USN-8028-6

USN-8028-7

USN-8028-8

USN-8031-1

USN-8031-2

USN-8031-3

USN-8052-1

USN-8052-2

USN-8074-1

USN-8074-2

USN-8126-1

Affected Products

Debian

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Ubuntu

References · 1254

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38716.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40333 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40294 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68222 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38396 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38335 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38576 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40106 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40341 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-39734 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-22128 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68183 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-23157 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40083 · Vendor Advisory