Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-39975smb: client: fix wrong index reference in smb2_compound_op()

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 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.4% 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: smb: client: fix wrong index reference in smb2_compound_op() In smb2_compound_op(), the loop that processes each command's response uses wrong indices when accessing response bufferes. This incorrect indexing leads to improper handling of command results. Also, if incorrectly computed index is greather than or equal to MAX_COMPOUND, it can cause out-of-bounds accesses.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13linux6.12.57-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39975
Debian:14linux6.16.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-6.6UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:25.10linux-aws6.17.0-1003.3UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure6.17.0-1006.6UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcp6.17.0-1003.3UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracle6.17.0-1003.3UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspi6.17.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtime6.17.0-1002.3UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscv6.17.0-6.6.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39975

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 5ddcc9e92d54548219985ce4de88618fb53e14ec – before ba7bcfd52c66dd1c2dfa5142aca7e4a70b62dfa5efe8db3ecaa40a8520dc9a54283dcecd82ceea9c – before bfb1e2aad1fecef8320fd71332acde0d53a8d6993681c74d342db75b0d641ba60de27bf73e16e66b – before 093615fc76063ea08d454ba86677ce64c736e8063681c74d342db75b0d641ba60de27bf73e16e66b – before fbe2dc6a9c7318f7263f5e4d50f6272b931c575677aefd1d9b790f60634adebbdcfffbe934f41c346.6.75 – before 6.6.1096.12.12 – before 6.12.506.13.1 – before 6.14
Linux Linux 6.14

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