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CVE-2025-38562

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 7.64%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2025-08-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2025-38562
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
7.64%
Linux

Original NVD Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference error in generate_encryptionkey If client send two session setups with krb5 authenticate to ksmbd, null pointer dereference error in generate_encryptionkey could happen. sess->Preauth_HashValue is set to NULL if session is valid. So this patch skip generate encryption key if session is valid.

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