CVE-2025-22037

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Subsequently, the client can send smb2 session setup even\nthought conn->preauth_info is not allocated.\nThis patch add KSMBD_SESS_NEED_SETUP status of connection to ignore\nsession setup request if smb2 negotiate phase is not complete."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: ksmbd: se corrige la desreferencia de puntero nulo en alloc_preauth_hash(). El cliente env\u00eda una solicitud de negociaci\u00f3n de SMB2 mal formada. ksmbd devuelve una respuesta de error. Posteriormente, el cliente puede enviar la configuraci\u00f3n de sesi\u00f3n de SMB2 incluso si conn->preauth_info no est\u00e1 asignado. Este parche a\u00f1ade el estado de conexi\u00f3n KSMBD_SESS_NEED_SETUP para ignorar la solicitud de configuraci\u00f3n de sesi\u00f3n si la fase de negociaci\u00f3n de SMB2 no se completa."}], "id": "CVE-2025-22037", "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:17:55.693", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2025-04-16T15:15:56.310", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d3461d6ae74ebdcd4d65128c855198649bcadcd"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f216b33a5e1b3489c073b1ea1b3d7cb63c8dc4d"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8eb243e670ecf30e91524dd12f7260dac07d335"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8b5b7c5da7d0c31c9b7190b4a7bba5281fc4780"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca8bed31edf728a662ef9d6f39f50e7a7dc2b5ad"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cce57cd8c5dead24127cf2308fdd60fcad2d6ba6"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-310/"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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