CVE-2025-37924
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 9.8%
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in kerberos authentication Setting sess->user = NULL was introduced to fix the dangling pointer created by ksmbd_free_user. However, it is possible another thread could be operating on the session and make use of sess->user after it has been passed to ksmbd_free_user but before sess->user is set to NULL.
How to fix CVE-2025-37924
To remediate CVE-2025-37924, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 6.1.140-1 or later
- —upgrade to 6.1.140-1~deb11u1 or later
Is CVE-2025-37924 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 9.8%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 6.1.140-1
- from 0, < 6.1.140-1~deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |