A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.15.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function total_valid_block_count in the library fs/f2fs/f2fs.h. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-38163. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.