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CVE-2025-38577

7.8 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid panic in f2fs_evict_inode As syzbot [1] reported as below: R10: 0000000000000100 R11: 0000000000000206 R12:…

Published Aug 19, 2025CWE-416EPSS 0.18%

Overview

CVE-2025-38577 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 19, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

f2fs: fix to avoid panic in f2fs_evict_inode

As syzbot [1] reported as below:

R10: 0000000000000100 R11: 0000000000000206 R12: 00007ffe17473450

R13: 00007f28b1c10854 R14: 000000000000dae5 R15: 00007ffe17474520

</TASK>

---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

==================================================================

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __list_del_entry_valid+0xa6/0x130 lib/list_debug.c:62

Read of size 8 at addr ffff88812d962278 by task syz-executor/564

CPU: 1 PID: 564 Comm: syz-executor Tainted: G W 6.1.129-syzkaller #0

Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2025

Call Trace:

<TASK>

__dump_stack+0x21/0x24 lib/dump_stack.c:88

dump_stack_lvl+0xee/0x158 lib/dump_stack.c:106

print_address_description+0x71/0x210 mm/kasan/report.c:316

print_report+0x4a/0x60 mm/kasan/report.c:427

kasan_report+0x122/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:531

__asan_report_

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/15df59809c54fbd687cdf27efbd2103a937459beRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/42f9ea16aea8b49febaa87950a006a1792209f38Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/4732ca17c17f5062426cfa982f43593e6b81963bRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/5cd99d5aa3d39086bdb53eb5c52df16e98b101a0Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/880ef748e78a1eb7df2d8e11a9ef21e98bcaabe5Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/9535e440fe5bc6c5ac7cfb407e53bf788b8bf8d4Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/97df495d754116c8c28ac6a4112f831727bde887Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/9bbfe83924946552c4c513099c0e8c83af76311aRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/a509a55f8eecc8970b3980c6f06886bbff0e2f68Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38577?

CVE-2025-38577 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 19, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-38577?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-38577?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-38577?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2025-38577 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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