Medium severity · published Sep 4, 2025
CVE-2025-38712
hfsplus: don't use BUG_ON() in hfsplus_create_attributes_file()
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hfsplus: don't use BUG_ON() in hfsplus_create_attributes_file()
When the volume header contains erroneous values that do not reflect
the actual state of the filesystem, hfsplus_fill_super() assumes that
the attributes file is not yet created, which later results in hitting
BUG_ON() when hfsplus_create_attributes_file() is called. Replace this
BUG_ON() with -EIO error with a message to suggest running fsck tool.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.13 before 5.4.297; 5.5 before 5.10.241; 5.11 before 5.15.190; 5.16 before 6.1.149; 6.2 before 6.6.103; 6.7 before 6.12.43; +2 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
95e0d7dbb9b28ab0dfad7c7316066b05e1f1d4cd before bb0eea8e375677f586ad11c12e2525ed3fc698c2; 95e0d7dbb9b28ab0dfad7c7316066b05e1f1d4cd before 9046566fa692f88954dac8c510f37ee17a15fdb7; 95e0d7dbb9b28ab0dfad7c7316066b05e1f1d4cd before 03cd1db1494cf930e2fa042c9c13e32bffdb4eba; 95e0d7dbb9b28ab0dfad7c7316066b05e1f1d4cd before dee5c668ad71ddbcb4b48d95e8a4f371314ad41d; 95e0d7dbb9b28ab0dfad7c7316066b05e1f1d4cd before b3359392b75395a31af739a761f48f4041148226; 95e0d7dbb9b28ab0dfad7c7316066b05e1f1d4cd before 1bb8da27ff15e346d4bc9e248e819c9a88ebf9d6; +4 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
SC
SIMATIC CN 4100 · Siemens
before V5.0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38712
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38712
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03cd1db1494cf930e2fa042c9c13e32bffdb4eba
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bb8da27ff15e346d4bc9e248e819c9a88ebf9d6
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9046566fa692f88954dac8c510f37ee17a15fdb7
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3359392b75395a31af739a761f48f4041148226
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb0eea8e375677f586ad11c12e2525ed3fc698c2
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7c6363ca186747ebc2df10c8a1a51e66e0e32d9
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