CVE-2025-21844

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: Add check for next_buffer in receive_encrypted_standard() Add check for the return value of cifs_buf_get() and cifs_small_buf_get() in receive_encrypted_standard() to prevent null pointer dereference.

References (10)

Core 10
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (29)
linux/Kernel < 5.10.235linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.179linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.130linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.80linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.13.5linux
Linux/Linux < 6.7
Linux/Linux 5.10.211 - 5.10.235
Linux/Linux 5.10.235 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.150 - 5.15.179
Linux/Linux 5.15.179 - 5.15.*
... and 19 more
Published Mar 12, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026