CVE-2025-38333
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The f2fs filesystem fails to bail out properly in get_new_segment() function.
- Who is affected
- Systems running the Linux kernel with f2fs filesystem in use.
- Urgency
- Medium severity with CVSS 5.5; not currently exploited but could cause filesystem errors.
- Action
- Apply Linux kernel patch CVE-2025-38333 when available or update to a patched kernel version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- mediumCVE-2025-38333: f2fs: fix to bail out in get_new_segment()msrc · 2026-08-06
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