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CVE-2025-38179

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-07-04
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.12.35 / 6.15.4 or later.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix max_sge overflow in smb_extract_folioq_to_rdma() This fixes the following problem: [ 749.901015] [ T8673] run fstests cifs/001 at 2025-06-17 09:40:30 [ 750.346409] [ T9870] ================================================================== [ 750.346814] [ T9870] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in smb_set_sge+0x2cc/0x3b0 [cifs] [ 750.347330] [ T9870] Write of size 8 at addr ffff888011082890 by task xfs_io/9870 [ 750.347705] [ T9870] [ 750.348077] [ T9870] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 9870 Comm: xfs_io Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.16.0-rc2-metze.02+ #1 PREEMPT(voluntary) [ 750.348082] [ T9870] Hardware name: innotek GmbH VirtualBox/VirtualBox, BIOS VirtualBox 12/01/2006 [ 750.348085] [ T9870] Call Trace: [ 750.348086] [ T9870] <TASK> [ 750.348088] [ T9870] dump_stack_lvl+0x76/0xa0 [ 750.348106] [ T9870] print_report+0xd1/0x640 [ 750.348116] [ T9870] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10 [ 750.348120] [ T9870] ? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x26/0x210 [ 750.348124] [ T9870] kasan_report+0xe7/0x130 [ 750.348128] [ T9870] ? smb_set_sge+0x2cc/0x3b0 [cifs] [ 750.348262] [ T9870] ? smb_set_sge+0x2cc/0x3b0 [cifs] [ 750.348377] [ T9870] __asan_report_store8_noabort+0x17/0x30 [ 750.348381] [ T9870] smb_set_sge+0x2cc/0x3b0 [cifs] [ 750.348496] [ T9870] smbd_post_send_iter+0x1990/0x3070 [cifs] [ 750.348625] [ T9870] ? __pfx_smbd_post_send_iter+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 750.348741] [ T9870] ? update_stack_state+0x2a0/0x670 [ 750.348749] [ T9870] ? cifs_flush+0x153/0x320 [cifs] [ 750.348870] [ T9870] ? cifs_flush+0x153/0x320 [cifs] [ 750.348990] [ T9870] ? update_stack_state+0x2a0/0x670 [ 750.348995] [ T9870] smbd_send+0x58c/0x9c0 [cifs] [ 750.349117] [ T9870] ? __pfx_smbd_send+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 750.349231] [ T9870] ? unwind_get_return_address+0x65/0xb0 [ 750.349235] [ T9870] ? __pfx_stack_trace_consume_entry+0x10/0x10 [ 750.349242] [ T9870] ? arch_stack_walk+0xa7/0x100 [ 750.349250] [ T9870] ? stack_trace_save+0x92/0xd0 [ 750.349254] [ T9870] __smb_send_rqst+0x931/0xec0 [cifs] [ 750.349374] [ T9870] ? kernel_text_address+0x173/0x190 [ 750.349379] [ T9870] ? kasan_save_stack+0x39/0x70 [ 750.349382] [ T9870] ? kasan_save_track+0x18/0x70 [ 750.349385] [ T9870] ? __kasan_slab_alloc+0x9d/0xa0 [ 750.349389] [ T9870] ? __pfx___smb_send_rqst+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 750.349508] [ T9870] ? smb2_mid_entry_alloc+0xb4/0x7e0 [cifs] [ 750.349626] [ T9870] ? cifs_call_async+0x277/0xb00 [cifs] [ 750.349746] [ T9870] ? cifs_issue_write+0x256/0x610 [cifs] [ 750.349867] [ T9870] ? netfs_do_issue_write+0xc2/0x340 [netfs] [ 750.349900] [ T9870] ? netfs_advance_write+0x45b/0x1270 [netfs] [ 750.349929] [ T9870] ? netfs_write_folio+0xd6c/0x1be0 [netfs] [ 750.349958] [ T9870] ? netfs_writepages+0x2e9/0xa80 [netfs] [ 750.349987] [ T9870] ? do_writepages+0x21f/0x590 [ 750.349993] [ T9870] ? filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0xe1/0x140 [ 750.349997] [ T9870] ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [ 750.350002] [ T9870] smb_send_rqst+0x22e/0x2f0 [cifs] [ 750.350131] [ T9870] ? __pfx_smb_send_rqst+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 750.350255] [ T9870] ? local_clock_noinstr+0xe/0xd0 [ 750.350261] [ T9870] ? kasan_save_alloc_info+0x37/0x60 [ 750.350268] [ T9870] ? __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x30 [ 750.350271] [ T9870] ? _raw_spin_lock+0x81/0xf0 [ 750.350275] [ T9870] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10 [ 750.350278] [ T9870] ? smb2_setup_async_request+0x293/0x580 [cifs] [ 750.350398] [ T9870] cifs_call_async+0x477/0xb00 [cifs] [ 750.350518] [ T9870] ? __pfx_smb2_writev_callback+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 750.350636] [ T9870] ? __pfx_cifs_call_async+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 750.350756] [ T9870] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10 [ 750.350760] [ T9870] ? __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x30 [ 750.350763] [ T98 ---truncated---

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-787

The program writes past the bounds of a buffer, overwriting adjacent memory an attacker can turn to their advantage. Crafted input can overwrite control data and redirect execution. Remediation is validating every index and length before a write, plus modern memory-safety mitigations.

General guidance for the out-of-bounds write class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 6.12, < 6.12.35>= 6.13, < 6.15.4= 6.16

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.12.35 / 6.15.4 or later
Fixed in 6.12.356.15.4
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux kernel >= 6.12.35, >= 6.15.4, or > 6.16 (e.g., 6.17 or latest stable)

  1. 1. Identify the current running kernel version using 'uname -r'
  2. 2. Check if the running kernel version falls within the affected range: 6.12.x (where x < 35), 6.13.x through 6.15.x (where x < 4), or exactly 6.16
  3. 3. If affected, update the kernel package to a fixed version using the system's package manager (e.g., 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade linux-image' for Debian/Ubuntu, or 'yum update kernel' for RHEL/CentOS)
  4. 4. For Ubuntu/Debian: check available kernel versions with 'apt-cache search linux-image | grep -E "6\.1[2-6]"' and install a version >= 6.12.35, >= 6.15.4, or > 6.16
  5. 5. For RHEL/CentOS: use 'yum list kernel' to check available versions and upgrade to a version with the fix
  6. 6. After upgrading, reboot the system to load the fixed kernel: 'systemctl reboot'
  7. 7. Verify the new kernel version is running with 'uname -r' and confirm it is no longer in the affected version range
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require system reboot and could have compatibility implications with third-party kernel modules; ensure driver compatibility before upgrading

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