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CVE-2025-37924 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28c756738af44a404a91b77830d017bb0c525890
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b447463562238428503cfba1c913261047772f90
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e18c616718018dfc440e4a2d2b94e28fe91b1861
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e34a33d5d7e87399af0a138bb32f6a3e95dd83d2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e86e9134e1d1c90a960dd57f59ce574d27b9a124

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-37924
NVD Published Date:
05/20/2025
NVD Last Modified:
05/21/2025
Source:
kernel.org