CVE-2025-37858 | fs/jfs: Prevent integer overflow in AG size calculation

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/jfs: Prevent integer overflow in AG size calculation The JFS filesystem calculates allocation group (AG) size using 1 << l2agsize in dbExtendFS(). When l2agsize exceeds 31 (possible with >2TB aggregates on 32-bit systems), this 32-bit shift operation causes undefined behavior and improper AG sizing. On 32-bit architectures: - Left-shifting 1 by 32+ bits results in 0 due to integer overflow - This creates invalid AG sizes (0 or garbage values) in sbi->bmap->db_agsize - Subsequent block allocations would reference invalid AG structures - Could lead to: - Filesystem corruption during extend operations - Kernel crashes due to invalid memory accesses - Security vulnerabilities via malformed on-disk structures Fix by casting to s64 before shifting: bmp->db_agsize = (s64)1 << l2agsize; This ensures 64-bit arithmetic even on 32-bit architectures. The cast matches the data type of db_agsize (s64) and follows similar patterns in JFS block calculation code. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Published: 2025-05-09 Last update: 2025-11-12 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-37858 is rated Low Risk (26/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-37858

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-10-26 0.06% 0.04% -0.03%
2 2025-09-08 0.03% 0.06% +0.03%
3 2025-05-09 0.03%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-37858

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-37858

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-37858

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-37858 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-37858
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37858
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37858/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-37858 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1551 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1145, ignored 168, released 162, needed 45, not-affected 28, needs-triage 2, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37858

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-37858

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel < 5.4.293 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.237 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.181 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.135 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.88 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.24 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.13.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.14, < 6.14.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-37858

URL Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/211ed8f5e39e61f9e4d18edd64ce8005a67a1b2a Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d8a45f87010a802aa214bf39702ca9d99cbf3ba Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55edbf5dbf60a8195c21e92124c4028939ae16b2 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ccf3b35274512b60ecb614e0637e76bd6f2d829 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fcbf789629cdb9fbf4e2172ce31136cfed11e5e Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bb29629a5e4090e1ef7199cb42db04a52802239 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c802a6a4009f585111f903e810b3be9c6d0da329 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd07a985e2ded47b6c7d69fc93c1fe02977c8454 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec34cdf4f917cc6abd306cf091f8b8361fedac88 Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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