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Vulnerability · Published May 20, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-37956ksmbd: prevent rename with empty string

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: prevent rename with empty string Client can send empty newname string to ksmbd server. It will cause a kernel oops from d_alloc. This patch return the error when attempting to rename a file or directory with an empty new name string.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-37956
Debian:13linux6.12.29-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37956
Debian:14linux6.12.29-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-100.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.146.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.146.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-7699-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1046.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1046.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1047.50UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.146.14.0-1014.15~24.04.1USN-7699-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.146.14.0-1014.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1043.48UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1030.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.146.14.0-28.28~24.04.1USN-7699-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1044.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-100.100.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1046.49.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.146.14.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.146.14.0-1010.10USN-7699-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1043.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.146.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-7699-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.146.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1047.51UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.146.14.0-28.28.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1023.24UBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-37956

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf – before 35e2964e93d95185d2db0c0ffd9959d0197b39560626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf – before 6ee551672c8cf36108b0cfba92ec0c7c28ac34390626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf – before c57301e332cc413fe0a7294a90725f4e21e9549d0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf – before d7f2c00acb1ef64304fd40ac507e9213ff1d9b5c0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf – before 53e3e5babc0963a92d856a5ec0ce92c59f54bc12
Linux Linux 5.15

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