CVE-2025-21967 — Use After Free in Linux

CWE-416 — Use After Free42 documents7 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV5.9OSV5.5OSV4.7
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+2 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 1
Latest updateOct 15

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in ksmbd_free_work_struct ->interim_entry of ksmbd_work could be deleted after oplock is freed. We don't need to manage it with linked list. The interim request could be immediately sent whenever a oplock break wait is needed.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages7 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.15 — 6.6.84+3
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.12.20-1+1
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.8.0-84.84
▶CVEListV5linux/linux0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf — fb776765bfc21d5e4ed03bb3d4406c2b86ff1ac3+4

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

20
OSV
linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-10-15
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OSV
linux-azure-nvidia vulnerabilities↗2025-10-08
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OSV
linux-oracle vulnerabilities↗2025-10-06
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OSV
linux-azure, linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-10-02
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OSV
linux-raspi-realtime vulnerabilities↗2025-10-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

21
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities↗2025-10-15
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities↗2025-10-08
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities↗2025-10-06
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities↗2025-10-02
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities↗2025-10-02
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