CVE-2025-38737

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

25 Nov 2025, 22:03

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/453a6d2a68e54a483d67233c6e1e24c4095ee4be - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/453a6d2a68e54a483d67233c6e1e24c4095ee4be - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4931fe2dbe1cc0e7d350a4b51b0b330e43971d98 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4931fe2dbe1cc0e7d350a4b51b0b330e43971d98 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6adaa9fae36f848afa7278945d725e197e33c496 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6adaa9fae36f848afa7278945d725e197e33c496 - Patch
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CWE CWE-908

05 Sep 2025, 18:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-09-05 18:15

Updated : 2025-11-25 22:03


NVD link : CVE-2025-38737

Mitre link : CVE-2025-38737

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38737


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-908

Use of Uninitialized Resource