Vulnerability · Published Oct 4, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-39932smb: client: let smbd_destroy() call disable_work_sync(&info->post_send_credits_work)

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-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 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: let smbd_destroy() call disable_work_sync(&info->post_send_credits_work) In smbd_destroy() we may destroy the memory so we better wait until post_send_credits_work is no longer pending and will never be started again. I actually just hit the case using rxe: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 138 at drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c:1032 rxe_post_recv+0x1ee/0x480 [rdma_rxe] ... [ 5305.686979] [ T138] smbd_post_recv+0x445/0xc10 [cifs] [ 5305.687135] [ T138] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 5305.687149] [ T138] ? __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x30 [ 5305.687185] [ T138] ? __pfx_smbd_post_recv+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 5305.687329] [ T138] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10 [ 5305.687356] [ T138] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 5305.687368] [ T138] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 5305.687378] [ T138] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x11/0x60 [ 5305.687389] [ T138] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 5305.687399] [ T138] ? get_receive_buffer+0x168/0x210 [cifs] [ 5305.687555] [ T138] smbd_post_send_credits+0x382/0x4b0 [cifs] [ 5305.687701] [ T138] ? __pfx_smbd_post_send_credits+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 5305.687855] [ T138] ? __pfx___schedule+0x10/0x10 [ 5305.687865] [ T138] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irq+0x10/0x10 [ 5305.687875] [ T138] ? queue_delayed_work_on+0x8e/0xa0 [ 5305.687889] [ T138] process_one_work+0x629/0xf80 [ 5305.687908] [ T138] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 5305.687917] [ T138] ? __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x30 [ 5305.687933] [ T138] worker_thread+0x87f/0x1570 ... It means rxe_post_recv was called after rdma_destroy_qp(). This happened because put_receive_buffer() was triggered by ib_drain_qp() and called: queue_work(info->workqueue, &info->post_send_credits_work);

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-39932
Debian:13linux6.12.57-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39932
Debian:14linux6.16.9-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-106.106UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1050.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1051.57UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1058.65UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1052.55UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1048.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-106.106~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1049.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-106.106.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1049.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1049.52.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1047.48UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1050.54UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-106.106~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1028.29UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux f198186aa9bbd60fae7a2061f4feec614d880299 – before 5e919f0420fa3f467c0cc12bd60d08ca8a45ef8bf198186aa9bbd60fae7a2061f4feec614d880299 – before 6ae90a2baf923e85eb037b636aa641250bf4220ff198186aa9bbd60fae7a2061f4feec614d880299 – before 3fabb1236f2e3ad78d531be0a4ad9f4a4ccdda87f198186aa9bbd60fae7a2061f4feec614d880299 – before d9dcbbcf9145b68aa85c40947311a6907277e097
Linux Linux 4.16

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