Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38501 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ksmbd: limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP. 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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Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38501 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ksmbd: limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP. 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
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
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 <cb092fc3a62972a4aa47c9fe356c2c6a01cd840b || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <fa1c47af4ff641cf9197ecdb1f8240cbb30389c1 || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <7e5d91d3e6c62a9755b36f29c35288f06c3cd86b || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <f1ce9258bcbce2491f9f71f7882b6eed0b33ec65 || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <6073afe64510c302b7a0683a01e32c012eff715d || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <e6bb9193974059ddbb0ce7763fa3882bd60d4dc3 | cb092fc3a62972a4aa47c9fe356c2c6a01cd840b, fa1c47af4ff641cf9197ecdb1f8240cbb30389c1, 7e5d91d3e6c62a9755b36f29c35288f06c3cd86b, f1ce9258bcbce2491f9f71f7882b6eed0b33ec65, 6073afe64510c302b7a0683a01e32c012eff715d, e6bb9193974059ddbb0ce7763fa3882bd60d4dc3 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.15 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 16, 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: limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP Repeated connections from clients with the same IP address may exhaust the max connections and prevent other normal client connections. This patch limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
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 <cb092fc3a62972a4aa47c9fe356c2c6a01cd840b || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <fa1c47af4ff641cf9197ecdb1f8240cbb30389c1 || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <7e5d91d3e6c62a9755b36f29c35288f06c3cd86b || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <f1ce9258bcbce2491f9f71f7882b6eed0b33ec65 || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <6073afe64510c302b7a0683a01e32c012eff715d || >=0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <e6bb9193974059ddbb0ce7763fa3882bd60d4dc3 | cb092fc3a62972a4aa47c9fe356c2c6a01cd840b, fa1c47af4ff641cf9197ecdb1f8240cbb30389c1, 7e5d91d3e6c62a9755b36f29c35288f06c3cd86b, f1ce9258bcbce2491f9f71f7882b6eed0b33ec65, 6073afe64510c302b7a0683a01e32c012eff715d, e6bb9193974059ddbb0ce7763fa3882bd60d4dc3 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.15 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 16, 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: limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP Repeated connections from clients with the same IP address may exhaust the max connections and prevent other normal client connections. This patch limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.