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Linux Linux — ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference in alloc_preauth_hash()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .6574 99.2 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf – —
Linux 5.15 – 6.6.107
TIMELINE
Dec 29 Reserved by Linux
Apr 16 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-22037 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference in alloc_preauth_hash()
The Client send malformed smb2 negotiate request. ksmbd return error
response. Subsequently, the client can send smb2 session setup even
thought conn->preauth_info is not allocated.
This patch add KSMBD_SESS_NEED_SETUP status of connection to ignore
session setup request if smb2 negotiate phase is not complete.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| December 29, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| April 16, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-22037 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.15 | 6.6.107 |
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