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Linux Linux — ksmbd: validate zero num_subauth before sub_auth is accessed
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H N H 7.1 .0055 43.4 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf – —
Linux 5.15 – 6.1.134
TIMELINE
Dec 29 Reserved by Linux
Apr 16 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-22038 (Linux). CVSS 8.3 → 7.1 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: validate zero num_subauth before sub_auth is accessed
Access psid->sub_auth[psid->num_subauth - 1] without checking
if num_subauth is non-zero leads to an out-of-bounds read.
This patch adds a validation step to ensure num_subauth != 0
before sub_auth is accessed.
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-2025-22038 (Linux). CVSS 8.3 → 7.1 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.15 | 6.1.134 |
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