CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-38325

CriticalCVSS 9.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.39%

32th percentile - higher than 32% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel ksmbd (SMB) server, the free_transport function for TCP connections can be called from smbdirect context, causing a kernel oops. A free_transport operation was added to the connection structure with separate implementations for TCP and smbdirect.

Risk Assessment

The bug can cause a kernel oops when closing SMB connections, leading to service disruption and potential data loss.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the patch that adds separate free_transport functions for TCP and smbdirect in the ksmbd server.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: add free_transport ops in ksmbd connection free_transport function for tcp connection can be called from smbdirect. It will cause kernel oops. This patch add free_transport ops in ksmbd connection, and add each free_transports for tcp and smbdirect.

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