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CVE-2025-38562
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2025-08-19T17:15:32.653 · Last modified 2026-06-17T09:17:06.960

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference error in generate_encryptionkey If client send two session setups with krb5 authenticate to ksmbd, null pointer dereference error in generate_encryptionkey could happen. sess->Preauth_HashValue is set to NULL if session is valid. So this patch skip generate encryption key if session is valid.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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