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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0033 26.0 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf – — Linux 5.15 – 6.6.91
TIMELINE Apr 16 Reserved by Linux May 20 Published (CNA: Linux) Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-37956 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: prevent rename with empty string Client can send empty newname string to ksmbd server. It will cause a kernel oops from d_alloc. This patch return the error when attempting to rename a file or directory with an empty new name string.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| May 20, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-37956 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2025-37956 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
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