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CVE-2025-38191 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference in destroy_previous_session If client set ->PreviousSessionId on kerberos session setup stage, NULL pointer dereference error will happen. Since sess->user is not set yet, It can pass the user argument as NULL to destroy_previous_session. sess->user will be set in ksmbd_krb5_authenticate(). So this patch move calling destroy_previous_session() after ksmbd_krb5_authenticate().


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/076f1adefb9837977af7ed233883842ddc446644 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0902625a24eea7fdc187faa5d97df244d159dd6e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1193486dffb7432a09f57f5d09049b4d4123538b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/281afc52e2961cd5dd8326ebc9c5bc40904c0468 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ac5b66acafcc9292fb935d7e03790f2b8b2dc0e kernel.org
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-610/ kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38191
NVD Published Date:
07/04/2025
NVD Last Modified:
08/09/2025
Source:
kernel.org