In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in kerberos authentication Setting sess->user = NULL was introduced to fix the dangling pointer created by ksmbd_free_user. However, it is possible another thread could be operating on the session and make use of sess->user after it has been passed to ksmbd_free_user but before sess->user is set to NULL.
History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00164}

epss

{'score': 0.00136}


Thu, 22 May 2025 02:45:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Tue, 20 May 2025 15:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in kerberos authentication Setting sess->user = NULL was introduced to fix the dangling pointer created by ksmbd_free_user. However, it is possible another thread could be operating on the session and make use of sess->user after it has been passed to ksmbd_free_user but before sess->user is set to NULL.
Title ksmbd: fix use-after-free in kerberos authentication
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-26T05:23:49.532Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:23.969Z

Link: CVE-2025-37924

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-05-20T16:15:29.037

Modified: 2025-05-21T20:25:16.407

Link: CVE-2025-37924

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-37924 - Bugzilla