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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 .0037 30.3 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux a2906d3316fc19bf0ade84618bb73eab604c447e – — Linux 6.12 – 6.12.44
TIMELINE Apr 16 Reserved by Linux Sep 5 Published (CNA: Linux) Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-38737 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix oops due to uninitialised variable Fix smb3_init_transform_rq() to initialise buffer to NULL before calling netfs_alloc_folioq_buffer() as netfs assumes it can append to the buffer it is given. Setting it to NULL means it should start a fresh buffer, but the value is currently undefined.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 5, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-38737 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2025-38737 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
Weaknesses: CWE-908
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