Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38437 records a High severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in ksmbd: fix potential use-after-free in oplock/lease break ack. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <e38ec88a2b42c494601b1213816d75f0b54d9bf0 || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <97c355989928a5f60b228ef5266c1be67a46cdf9 || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <815f1161d6dbc4c54ccf94b7d3fdeab34b4d7477 || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <8106adc21a2270c16abf69cd74ccd7c79c6e7acd || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <50f930db22365738d9387c974416f38a06e8057e | e38ec88a2b42c494601b1213816d75f0b54d9bf0, 97c355989928a5f60b228ef5266c1be67a46cdf9, 815f1161d6dbc4c54ccf94b7d3fdeab34b4d7477, 8106adc21a2270c16abf69cd74ccd7c79c6e7acd, 50f930db22365738d9387c974416f38a06e8057e |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.15 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 25, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
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.
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