01 Record

CVE-2025-38562

ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference error in generate_encryptionkey

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: Linux

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference error in generate_encryptionkey

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 7.64% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 94.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2025-08-19 17:02Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 21:30Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-04-16

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5007996e08fb1d9235e643d729398aaf32b0b912e2bd7c22b4e262e37dd24f56

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

LinuxLinux0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf to < 922f85e6e88fdea723a26854c3a6dcb4beb8d0b9, 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf to < 96a82e19434a2522525baab59c33332658bc7653, 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf to < d79c8bebaa622ee223128be7c66d8aaeeb634a57, 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf to < 2a30ed6428ce83afedca1a6c5c5c4247bcf12d0e, 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf to < 015ef163d65496ae3ba6192c96140a22743f0353, 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf to < 9c2dbbc959e1fcc6f603a1a843e9cf743ba383bb, 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf to < 9b493ab6f35178afd8d619800df9071992f715de, 5.15—

06 References

git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/922f85e6e88fdea723a26854c3a6dcb4beb8d0b9
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96a82e19434a2522525baab59c33332658bc7653
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d79c8bebaa622ee223128be7c66d8aaeeb634a57
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a30ed6428ce83afedca1a6c5c5c4247bcf12d0e
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/015ef163d65496ae3ba6192c96140a22743f0353
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c2dbbc959e1fcc6f603a1a843e9cf743ba383bb
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b493ab6f35178afd8d619800df9071992f715de
www.zerodayinitiative.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-917/
lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html

01 Record index

CVE-2025-38562

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2025-38562

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References