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title: "CVE-2025-22037: ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference… | CubePath"
description: "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference in alloc_preauth_hash() The Client send malformed…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-22037
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# CVE-2025-22037: ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference… | CubePath

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference in alloc\_preauth\_hash() The Client send malformed smb2 negotiate request. ksmbd return error response. Subsequently, the client can send smb2 session setup even thought conn->preauth\_info is not allocated. This patch add KSMBD\_SESS\_NEED\_SETUP status of connection to ignore session setup request if smb2 negotiate phase is not complete.

Official description from the CVE record, published by Linux. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22037)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 7.5

Score published by Linux in the CVE record.

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

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network   | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity      | Low       | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.               |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                |
| User interaction       | None      | No action from any user is needed.                                                  |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                   |
| Confidentiality impact | None      | No effect on the secrecy of data.                                                   |
| Integrity impact       | None      | No effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                           |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                            |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.68758 (68.8% probability)

Percentile

99.4%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Linux

  - affected: 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf up to before 2d3461d6ae74ebdcd4d65128c855198649bcadcd
  - affected: 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf up to before cce57cd8c5dead24127cf2308fdd60fcad2d6ba6
  - affected: 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf up to before ca8bed31edf728a662ef9d6f39f50e7a7dc2b5ad
  - affected: 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf up to before 8f216b33a5e1b3489c073b1ea1b3d7cb63c8dc4d
  - affected: 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf up to before b8eb243e670ecf30e91524dd12f7260dac07d335
  - affected: 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf up to before c8b5b7c5da7d0c31c9b7190b4a7bba5281fc4780
- Linux

  - affected: 5.15
  - unaffected: before 5.15
  - unaffected: 6.1.191 up to 6.1.\*
  - unaffected: 6.6.107 up to 6.6.\*
  - unaffected: 6.12.23 up to 6.12.\*
  - unaffected: 6.13.11 up to 6.13.\*
  - unaffected: 6.14.2 up to 6.14.\*
  - unaffected: 6.15 up to \*

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d3461d6ae74ebdcd4d65128c855198649b…](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d3461d6ae74ebdcd4d65128c855198649bcadcd)
- [git.kernel.org/stable/c/cce57cd8c5dead24127cf2308fdd60fcad2…](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cce57cd8c5dead24127cf2308fdd60fcad2d6ba6)
- [git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca8bed31edf728a662ef9d6f39f50e7a7dc…](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca8bed31edf728a662ef9d6f39f50e7a7dc2b5ad)
- [git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f216b33a5e1b3489c073b1ea1b3d7cb63c…](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f216b33a5e1b3489c073b1ea1b3d7cb63c8dc4d)
- [git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8eb243e670ecf30e91524dd12f7260dac0…](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8eb243e670ecf30e91524dd12f7260dac07d335)
- [git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8b5b7c5da7d0c31c9b7190b4a7bba5281f…](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8b5b7c5da7d0c31c9b7190b4a7bba5281fc4780)
- [zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-310](https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-310/)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Dec 29, 2024
2. Record published Apr 16, 2025
3. Record last updated Oct 30, 2026

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