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CVE-2025-38737 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix oops due to uninitialised variable Fix smb3_init_transform_rq() to initialise buffer to NULL before calling netfs_alloc_folioq_buffer() as netfs assumes it can append to the buffer it is given. Setting it to NULL means it should start a fresh buffer, but the value is currently undefined.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/453a6d2a68e54a483d67233c6e1e24c4095ee4be kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4931fe2dbe1cc0e7d350a4b51b0b330e43971d98 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6adaa9fae36f848afa7278945d725e197e33c496 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38737
NVD Published Date:
09/05/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/05/2025
Source:
kernel.org