Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38701 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ext4: do not BUG when INLINE_DATA_FL lacks system.data xattr. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC CN 4100 (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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), Siemens/SIMATIC CN 4100 (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 <8085a7324d8ec448c4a764af7853e19bbd64e17a || >=67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 <1199a6399895f4767f0b9a68a6ff47c3f799b7c7 || >=67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 <7f322c12df7aeed1755acd3c6fab48c7807795fb || >=67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 <2817ac83cb4732597bf36853fe13ca616f4ee4e2 || >=67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 <d960f4b793912f35e9d72bd9d1e90553063fcbf1 || >=67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 <81e7e2e7ba07e7c8cdce43ccad2f91adbc5a919c || >=67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 <279c87ef7b9da34f65c2e4db586e730b667a6fb9 || >=67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 <8a6f89d42e61788605722dd9faf98797c958a7e5 || >=67cf5b09a46f72e048501b84996f2f77bc42e947 <099b847ccc6c1ad2f805d13cfbcc83f5b6d4bc42 | 8085a7324d8ec448c4a764af7853e19bbd64e17a, 1199a6399895f4767f0b9a68a6ff47c3f799b7c7, 7f322c12df7aeed1755acd3c6fab48c7807795fb, 2817ac83cb4732597bf36853fe13ca616f4ee4e2, d960f4b793912f35e9d72bd9d1e90553063fcbf1, 81e7e2e7ba07e7c8cdce43ccad2f91adbc5a919c, 279c87ef7b9da34f65c2e4db586e730b667a6fb9, 8a6f89d42e61788605722dd9faf98797c958a7e5, 099b847ccc6c1ad2f805d13cfbcc83f5b6d4bc42 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 3.8 | Not reported |
| Siemens/SIMATIC CN 4100generic | >=0 <V5.0 | V5.0 |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.5 <* | * |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.5 <* | * |
| Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.5 <* | * |
Published upstream
Sep 4, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 14, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 6, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: do not BUG when INLINE_DATA_FL lacks system.data xattr A syzbot fuzzed image triggered a BUG_ON in ext4_update_inline_data() when an inode had the INLINE_DATA_FL flag set but was missing the system.data extended attribute. Since this can happen due to a maiciouly fuzzed file system, we shouldn't BUG, but rather, report it as a corrupted file system. Add similar replacements of BUG_ON with EXT4_ERROR_INODE() ii ext4_create_inline_data() and ext4_inline_data_truncate().
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