CVE-2025-37778
HIGHLinux Kernel 5.15-6.1.134, 6.2-6.6.87, 6.7-6.12.24, 6.13-6.14.3 - Use-After-Free in ksmbd_krb5_authenticate
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: Fix dangling pointer in krb_authenticate krb_authenticate frees sess->user and does not set the pointer to NULL. It calls ksmbd_krb5_authenticate to reinitialise sess->user but that function may return without doing so. If that happens then smb2_sess_setup, which calls krb_authenticate, will be accessing free'd memory when it later uses sess->user.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
22.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (21)
debian/debian_linux
11.0
linux/Kernel
5.15.0 - 6.1.135linux
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.14.4linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.88linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.12.25linux
Linux/Linux
< 5.15
Linux/Linux
0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf - 1db2451de23e98bc864c6a6e52aa0d82c91cb325
Linux/Linux
0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf - 1e440d5b25b7efccb3defe542a73c51005799a5f
Linux/Linux
0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf - 6e30c0e10210c714f3d4453dc258d4abcc70364e
Linux/Linux
0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf - b61f04d5d73c53d183019bafe22fb700a739bac5
... and 11 more
Published
May 01, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026