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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2025-38562 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference error in generate_encryptionkey If client send two session setups with krb5 authenticate to ksmbd, null pointer dereference error in generate_encryptionkey could happen. sess->Preauth_HashValue is set to NULL if session is valid. So this patch skip generate encryption key if session is valid.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/015ef163d65496ae3ba6192c96140a22743f0353 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a30ed6428ce83afedca1a6c5c5c4247bcf12d0e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96a82e19434a2522525baab59c33332658bc7653 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b493ab6f35178afd8d619800df9071992f715de kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c2dbbc959e1fcc6f603a1a843e9cf743ba383bb kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d79c8bebaa622ee223128be7c66d8aaeeb634a57 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38562
NVD Published Date:
08/19/2025
NVD Last Modified:
08/20/2025
Source:
kernel.org