Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfsplus: fix slab-out-of...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hfsplus: fix slab-out-of-bounds read in hfsplus_uni2asc()
The hfsplus_readdir() method is capable to crash by calling
hfsplus_uni2asc():
[ 667.121659][ T9805] ==================================================================
[ 667.122651][ T9805] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in hfsplus_uni2asc+0x902/0xa10
[ 667.123627][ T9805] Read of size 2 at addr ffff88802592f40c by task repro/9805
[ 667.124578][ T9805]
[ 667.124876][ T9805] CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 9805 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.16.0-rc3 #1 PREEMPT(full)
[ 667.124886][ T9805] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
[ 667.124890][ T9805] Call Trace:
[ 667.124893][ T9805]
[ 667.124896][ T9805] dump_stack_lvl+0x10e/0x1f0
[ 667.124911][ T9805] print_report+0xd0/0x660
[ 667.124920][ T9805] ? __virt_addr_valid+0x81/0x610
[ 667.124928][ T9805] ? __phys_addr+0xe8/0x180
[ 667.124934][ T9805] ? hfsplus_uni2asc+0x902/0xa10
[ 667.124942][ T9805] kasan_report+0xc6/0x100
[ 667.124950][ T9805] ? hfsplus_uni2asc+0x902/0xa10
[ 667.124959][ T9805] hfsplus_uni2asc+0x902/0xa10
[ 667.124966][ T9805] ? hfsplus_bnode_read+0x14b/0x360
[ 667.124974][ T9805] hfsplus_readdir+0x845/0xfc0
[ 667.124984][ T9805] ? __pfx_hfsplus_readdir+0x10/0x10
[ 667.124994][ T9805] ? stack_trace_save+0x8e/0xc0
[ 667.125008][ T9805] ? iterate_dir+0x18b/0xb20
[ 667.125015][ T9805] ? trace_lock_acquire+0x85/0xd0
[ 667.125022][ T9805] ? lock_acquire+0x30/0x80
[ 667.125029][ T9805] ? iterate_dir+0x18b/0xb20
[ 667.125037][ T9805] ? down_read_killable+0x1ed/0x4c0
[ 667.125044][ T9805] ? putname+0x154/0x1a0
[ 667.125051][ T9805] ? __pfx_down_read_killable+0x10/0x10
[ 667.125058][ T9805] ? apparmor_file_permission+0x239/0x3e0
[ 667.125069][ T9805] iterate_dir+0x296/0xb20
[ 667.125076][ T9805] __x64_sys_getdents64+0x13c/0x2c0
[ 667.125084][ T9805] ? __pfx___x64_sys_getdents64+0x10/0x10
[ 667.125091][ T9805] ? __x64_sys_openat+0x141/0x200
[ 667.125126][ T9805] ? __pfx_filldir64+0x10/0x10
[ 667.125134][ T9805] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x7fe/0x12f0
[ 667.125143][ T9805] do_syscall_64+0xc9/0x480
[ 667.125151][ T9805] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
[ 667.125158][ T9805] RIP: 0033:0x7fa8753b2fc9
[ 667.125164][ T9805] Code: 00 c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 48
[ 667.125172][ T9805] RSP: 002b:00007ffe96f8e0f8 EFLAGS: 00000217 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000d9
[ 667.125181][ T9805] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007fa8753b2fc9
[ 667.125185][ T9805] RDX: 0000000000000400 RSI: 00002000000063c0 RDI: 0000000000000004
[ 667.125190][ T9805] RBP: 00007ffe96f8e110 R08: 00007ffe96f8e110 R09: 00007ffe96f8e110
[ 667.125195][ T9805] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000217 R12: 0000556b1e3b4260
[ 667.125199][ T9805] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 667.125207][ T9805]
[ 667.125210][ T9805]
[ 667.145632][ T9805] Allocated by task 9805:
[ 667.145991][ T9805] kasan_save_stack+0x20/0x40
[ 667.146352][ T9805] kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
[ 667.146717][ T9805] __kasan_kmalloc+0xaa/0xb0
[ 667.147065][ T9805] __kmalloc_noprof+0x205/0x550
[ 667.147448][ T9805] hfsplus_find_init+0x95/0x1f0
[ 667.147813][ T9805] hfsplus_readdir+0x220/0xfc0
[ 667.148174][ T9805] iterate_dir+0x296/0xb20
[ 667.148549][ T9805] __x64_sys_getdents64+0x13c/0x2c0
[ 667.148937][ T9805] do_syscall_64+0xc9/0x480
[ 667.149291][ T9805] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
[ 667.149809][ T9805]
[ 667.150030][ T9805] The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88802592f000
[ 667.150030][ T9805] which belongs to the cache kmalloc-2k of size 2048
[ 667.151282][ T9805] The buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of
[ 667.151282][ T9805] allocated 1036-byte region [ffff88802592f000, ffff88802592f40c)
[ 667.1
---truncated---
Impact
A read operation accesses a memory location beyond the intended buffer boundary. Typical impact: sensitive data disclosure or crash.
CVE-2025-38713 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (High). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-38713? CVE-2025-38713 is a high-severity out-of-bounds read vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet. A read operation accesses a memory location beyond the intended buffer boundary.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38713? CVE-2025-38713 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-38713? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38713 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38713 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38713 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-38713 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.