PT-2025-22217 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Published

2025-05-01

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Updated

2026-04-20

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CVE-2025-37956

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been identified where a client can send an empty newname string to the ksmbd server, causing a kernel oops from d alloc. This issue occurs when attempting to rename a file or directory with an empty new name string.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-01385
CVE-2025-37956
ECHO-EF2D-9078-9450
MGASA-2025-0182
MGASA-2025-0183
USN-7699-1
USN-7699-2
USN-7721-1
USN-8028-1
USN-8028-2
USN-8028-3
USN-8028-4
USN-8028-5
USN-8028-6
USN-8028-7
USN-8028-8
USN-8031-1
USN-8031-2
USN-8031-3
USN-8052-1
USN-8052-2
USN-8074-1
USN-8074-2
USN-8126-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux
Debian
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu