CVE-2025-38321

MEDIUM EPSS 5.9%
Published Jul 10, 202511mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jul 10, 2025 11mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: Log an error when close_all_cached_dirs fails Under low-memory conditions, close_all_cached_dirs() can't move the dentries to a separate list to dput() them once the locks are dropped. This will result in a "Dentry still in use" error, so add an error message that makes it clear this is what happened: [ 495.281119] CIFS: VFS: \\otters.example.com\share Out of memory while dropping dentries [ 495.281595] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 495.281887] BUG: Dentry ffff888115531138{i=78,n=/} still in use (2) [unmount of cifs cifs] [ 495.282391] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 2329 at fs/dcache.c:1536 umount_check+0xc8/0xf0 Also, bail out of looping through all tcons as soon as a single allocation fails, since we're already in trouble, and kmalloc() attempts for subseqeuent tcons are likely to fail just like the first one did.

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
5.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel* <6.6.95
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.35
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.15.4
linuxlinux_kernel6.16any
linuxlinux_kernel6.16any

References 4

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43f26094d6702e494e800532c3f1606e7a68eb30
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4479db143390bdcadc1561292aab579cdfa9f6c6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2182743a8b4969481f64aec4908ff162e8a206c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8ced2b9a23a1a2c1e0ed8d0d02512e51bdf38da
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43f26094d6702e494e800532c3f1606e7a68eb30
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4479db143390bdcadc1561292aab579cdfa9f6c6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2182743a8b4969481f64aec4908ff162e8a206c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8ced2b9a23a1a2c1e0ed8d0d02512e51bdf38da
    Patch