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CVE-2025-39838— cifs: prevent NULL pointer dereference in UTF16 conversion

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

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，该漏洞源于未检查NULL指针，可能导致空指针取消引用。

AI Predicted 4.7 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.16% · P5

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1203 · Exploitation for Client Execution

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 41d3f256c6a5e41eb32b87168399c0facd512dc0< 1f797f062b5cf13a1c2bcc23285361baaa7c9260 affected
41d3f256c6a5e41eb32b87168399c0facd512dc0< 3c26a8d30ed6b53a52a023ec537dc50a6d34a67a affected
41d3f256c6a5e41eb32b87168399c0facd512dc0< 70bccd9855dae56942f2b18a08ba137bb54093a0 affected
6.12 affected
< 6.12 unaffected
6.12.46≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.16.6≤ 6.16.* unaffected
6.17≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-39838

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Vulnerability Title
cifs: prevent NULL pointer dereference in UTF16 conversion
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: prevent NULL pointer dereference in UTF16 conversion There can be a NULL pointer dereference bug here. NULL is passed to __cifs_sfu_make_node without checks, which passes it unchecked to cifs_strndup_to_utf16, which in turn passes it to cifs_local_to_utf16_bytes where '*from' is dereferenced, causing a crash. This patch adds a check for NULL 'src' in cifs_strndup_to_utf16 and returns NULL early to prevent dereferencing NULL pointer. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
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，该漏洞源于未检查NULL指针，可能导致空指针取消引用。
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 41d3f256c6a5e41eb32b87168399c0facd512dc0 ~ 1f797f062b5cf13a1c2bcc23285361baaa7c9260 -
Linux Linux 6.12 -

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Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-09-19 · 30 CVEs total

CVE-2025-39841 9.8 CRITICAL scsi: lpfc: Fix buffer free/clear order in deferred receive path
CVE-2025-39864 8.8 HIGH wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss()
CVE-2025-39862 8.8 HIGH wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix list corruption after hardware restart
CVE-2025-39839 8.8 HIGH batman-adv: fix OOB read/write in network-coding decode
CVE-2025-39848 8.8 HIGH ax25: properly unshare skbs in ax25_kiss_rcv()
CVE-2025-39849 8.8 HIGH wifi: cfg80211: sme: cap SSID length in __cfg80211_connect_result()
CVE-2025-39860 8.0 HIGH Bluetooth: Fix use-after-free in l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen()
CVE-2025-39837 7.8 HIGH platform/x86: asus-wmi: Fix racy registrations
CVE-2025-39863 7.8 HIGH wifi: brcmfmac: fix use-after-free when rescheduling brcmf_btcoex_info work
CVE-2025-39866 7.8 HIGH fs: writeback: fix use-after-free in __mark_inode_dirty()
CVE-2025-39854 7.8 HIGH ice: fix NULL access of tx->in_use in ice_ll_ts_intr
CVE-2025-39851 7.5 HIGH vxlan: Fix NPD when refreshing an FDB entry with a nexthop object
CVE-2025-39857 7.5 HIGH net/smc: fix one NULL pointer dereference in smc_ib_is_sg_need_sync()
CVE-2025-39840 7.1 HIGH audit: fix out-of-bounds read in audit_compare_dname_path()
CVE-2025-39846 pcmcia: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in __iodyn_find_io_region()
CVE-2025-39865 tee: fix NULL pointer dereference in tee_shm_put
CVE-2025-39861 Bluetooth: vhci: Prevent use-after-free by removing debugfs files early
CVE-2025-39859 ptp: ocp: fix use-after-free bugs causing by ptp_ocp_watchdog
CVE-2025-39842 ocfs2: prevent release journal inode after journal shutdown
CVE-2025-39844 mm: move page table sync declarations to linux/pgtable.h

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