Vulnerability in Linux kernel
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-38333 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-38333" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-38333 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1
Identify exposureidentify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2
Post-deployment verificationverify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Kernel |
≥ 3.8.0, < 6.12.35 ≥ 6.13.0, < 6.15.4 |
6.12.35 6.15.4 |
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-38333 linux-lts
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38333 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38333 linux
Original description The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix to bail out in get_new_segment()
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WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 579 at fs/f2fs/segment.c:2832 new_curseg+0x5e8/0x6dc
pc : new_curseg+0x5e8/0x6dc
Call trace:
new_curseg+0x5e8/0x6dc
f2fs_allocate_data_block+0xa54/0xe28
do_write_page+0x6c/0x194
f2fs_do_write_node_page+0x38/0x78
__write_node_page+0x248/0x6d4
f2fs_sync_node_pages+0x524/0x72c
f2fs_write_checkpoint+0x4bc/0x9b0
__checkpoint_and_complete_reqs+0x80/0x244
issue_checkpoint_thread+0x8c/0xec
kthread+0x114/0x1bc
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
get_new_segment() detects inconsistent status in between free_segmap
and free_secmap, let's record such error into super block, and bail
out get_new_segment() instead of continue using the segment.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org