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CVE-2025-38707· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

fs/ntfs3: Add sanity check for file name

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Add sanity check for file name The length of the file name should be smaller than the directory entry size.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 4, 2025
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 6th percentile
CWE
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.8
CNA · Linux
7.1
0.7 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux11.0
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.149
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.103
  • linux linux kernel5.15 and later · before 5.15.190
  • linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.15.11
  • linux linux kernel6.16 and later · before 6.16.2
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.43

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 5.15affected
    • 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e and later · before bde58c1539f3ffddffc94d64007de16964e6b8ebaffected · git
    • 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e and later · before f99eb9a641f4ef927d8724f4966dcfd1f0e9f835affected · git
    • 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e and later · before 3572737a768dadea904ebc4eb34b6ed575bb72d9affected · git
    • 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e and later · before 2ac47f738ddfc1957a33be163bc97ee8f78e85a6affected · git
    • 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e and later · before b51642fc52d1c7243a9361555d5c4b24d7569d7eaffected · git
    • 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e and later · before 27ee9a42b245efe6529e28b03453291a775cb3e4affected · git
    • 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e and later · before e841ecb139339602bc1853f5f09daa5d1ea920a2affected · git
    • before 5.15not affected · semver
    • 5.15.190 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.153-16.1.153-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.43-16.12.43-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 6.16.3-16.16.3-1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux27ee9a42b245efe6529e28b03453291a775cb3e4Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux2ac47f738ddfc1957a33be163bc97ee8f78e85a6Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux3572737a768dadea904ebc4eb34b6ed575bb72d9Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb51642fc52d1c7243a9361555d5c4b24d7569d7eVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxbde58c1539f3ffddffc94d64007de16964e6b8ebVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxe841ecb139339602bc1853f5f09daa5d1ea920a2Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf99eb9a641f4ef927d8724f4966dcfd1f0e9f835Vendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.96.2-2 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.104.2-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.1.153-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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