CVE-2025-37956

MEDIUM EPSS 4.5%
Published May 20, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 20, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
4.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 8

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.15  –  <6.6.91
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.29
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.14.7
linuxlinux_kernel6.15any
linuxlinux_kernel6.15any
linuxlinux_kernel6.15any
linuxlinux_kernel6.15any
linuxlinux_kernel6.15any

References 4

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53e3e5babc0963a92d856a5ec0ce92c59f54bc12
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ee551672c8cf36108b0cfba92ec0c7c28ac3439
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c57301e332cc413fe0a7294a90725f4e21e9549d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7f2c00acb1ef64304fd40ac507e9213ff1d9b5c
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53e3e5babc0963a92d856a5ec0ce92c59f54bc12
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ee551672c8cf36108b0cfba92ec0c7c28ac3439
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c57301e332cc413fe0a7294a90725f4e21e9549d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7f2c00acb1ef64304fd40ac507e9213ff1d9b5c
    Patch