CVE-2025-379249.8CriticalCWE-416

CVE-2025-37924: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in kerberos authentication

Linux

Vendor fix available · Affected: Linux · Exploitation: likely to be exploited (10% or more)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

24.6%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

97th percentile

050100

Higher than 97% of scored CVEs

9.8CriticalCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in kerberos authentication Setting sess->user = NULL was introduced to fix the dangling pointer created by ksmbd_free_user. However, it is possible another thread could be operating on the session and make use of sess->user after it has been passed to ksmbd_free_user but before sess->user is set to NULL.

Affected products2

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Linux · LinuxVersions not stated
Linux · Linux5.15

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Exploitation: Likely to be exploited (10% or more). EPSS gives it a 10% or higher chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Use After Free · Memory Corruption
Vendor: Linux
Published: May 2025
Band: Likely to be exploited (10% or more), May 2025

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