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CVE-2025-38737— cifs: Fix oops due to uninitialised variable

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于cifs中未初始化变量导致崩溃。

CVSS 9.8 · Critical EPSS 0.38% · P30

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1499 · Endpoint Denial of Service

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux a2906d3316fc19bf0ade84618bb73eab604c447e< 4931fe2dbe1cc0e7d350a4b51b0b330e43971d98 affected
a2906d3316fc19bf0ade84618bb73eab604c447e< 6adaa9fae36f848afa7278945d725e197e33c496 affected
a2906d3316fc19bf0ade84618bb73eab604c447e< 453a6d2a68e54a483d67233c6e1e24c4095ee4be affected
6.12 affected
< 6.12 unaffected
6.12.44≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.16.4≤ 6.16.* unaffected
6.17≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-38737

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
cifs: Fix oops due to uninitialised variable
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于cifs中未初始化变量导致崩溃。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux a2906d3316fc19bf0ade84618bb73eab604c447e ~ 4931fe2dbe1cc0e7d350a4b51b0b330e43971d98 -
Linux Linux 6.12 -

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Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-09-05 · 60 CVEs total

CVE-2025-39726 9.8 CRITICAL s390/ism: fix concurrency management in ism_cmd()
CVE-2025-39682 9.8 CRITICAL tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list
CVE-2025-39702 9.8 CRITICAL ipv6: sr: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time
CVE-2025-39703 9.8 CRITICAL net, hsr: reject HSR frame if skb can't hold tag
CVE-2025-39673 9.8 CRITICAL ppp: fix race conditions in ppp_fill_forward_path
CVE-2025-38734 9.8 CRITICAL net/smc: fix UAF on smcsk after smc_listen_out()
CVE-2025-39704 8.8 HIGH LoongArch: KVM: Fix stack protector issue in send_ipi_data()
CVE-2025-39718 8.4 HIGH vsock/virtio: Validate length in packet header before skb_put()
CVE-2025-39714 7.8 HIGH media: usbtv: Lock resolution while streaming
CVE-2025-39717 7.8 HIGH open_tree_attr: do not allow id-mapping changes without OPEN_TREE_CLONE
CVE-2025-39711 7.8 HIGH media: ivsc: Fix crash at shutdown due to missing mei_cldev_disable() calls
CVE-2025-39710 7.8 HIGH media: venus: Add a check for packet size after reading from shared memory
CVE-2025-39698 7.8 HIGH io_uring/futex: ensure io_futex_wait() cleans up properly on failure
CVE-2025-38731 7.8 HIGH drm/xe: Fix vm_bind_ioctl double free bug
CVE-2025-39696 7.8 HIGH ALSA: hda: tas2781: Fix wrong reference of tasdevice_priv
CVE-2025-39697 7.8 HIGH NFS: Fix a race when updating an existing write
CVE-2025-39691 7.8 HIGH fs/buffer: fix use-after-free when call bh_read() helper
CVE-2025-39689 7.8 HIGH ftrace: Also allocate and copy hash for reading of filter files
CVE-2025-38733 7.8 HIGH s390/mm: Do not map lowcore with identity mapping
CVE-2025-39680 7.8 HIGH i2c: rtl9300: Fix out-of-bounds bug in rtl9300_i2c_smbus_xfer

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