Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38333 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in f2fs: fix to bail out in get_new_segment(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=98e4da8ca301e062d79ae168c67e56f3c3de3ce4 <f0023d7a2a86999c8e1300e911d92f995a5310a8 || >=98e4da8ca301e062d79ae168c67e56f3c3de3ce4 <ca860f507a61c7c3d4dde47b830a5c0d555cf83c || >=98e4da8ca301e062d79ae168c67e56f3c3de3ce4 <bb5eb8a5b222fa5092f60d5555867a05ebc3bdf2 | f0023d7a2a86999c8e1300e911d92f995a5310a8, ca860f507a61c7c3d4dde47b830a5c0d555cf83c, bb5eb8a5b222fa5092f60d5555867a05ebc3bdf2 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 3.8 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 10, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to bail out in get_new_segment() ------------[ cut here ]------------ 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.
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