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Linux Linux — ksmbd: fix potential use-after-free in oplock/lease break ack
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0037 30.5 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf – —
Linux 5.15 – 6.1.146
TIMELINE
Apr 16 Reserved by Linux
Jul 25 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-38437 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 7.8 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix potential use-after-free in oplock/lease break ack
If ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp return error, use-after-free can happen by
accessing opinfo->state and opinfo_put and ksmbd_fd_put could
called twice.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 25, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-38437 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.15 | 6.1.146 |
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