CVE-2025-38325Improper Certificate Validation in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV5.6
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.31%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 10
Latest updateNov 4

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: add free_transport ops in ksmbd connection free_transport function for tcp connection can be called from smbdirect. It will cause kernel oops. This patch add free_transport ops in ksmbd connection, and add each free_transports for tcp and smbdirect.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages6 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.12.266.12.35+4
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.12.35-1+1
CVEListV5linux/linux1da8bd9a10ecd718692732294d15fd801c0eabb552f5a52dc17a4a7b4363ac03fe2c4ef26f020dc6+5
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.12.35-1 (forky)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

8
OSV
linux-hwe-6.14 vulnerabilities2025-11-04
OSV
linux-gcp-6.14 vulnerabilities2025-10-31
OSV
linux-aws-6.14 vulnerabilities2025-10-24
OSV
linux-realtime-6.14 vulnerabilities2025-10-22
OSV
linux-azure, linux-azure-6.14, linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 vulnerabilities2025-10-22

📋Vendor Advisories

9
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities2025-11-04
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities2025-10-31
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities2025-10-24
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2025-10-22
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities2025-10-22
CVE-2025-38325 — Improper Certificate Validation | cvebase