SB2025050958 - Memory leak in Linux kernel smb client
Published: May 9, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050958
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37835)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the cifs_abort_connection() and generic_ip_connect() functions in fs/smb/client/connect.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/476617a4ca0123f0df677d547a82a110c27c8c74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e7f1644f2ac6d01dc584f6301c3b1d5aac4eaef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d8dfc27d90d41627c0d6ada97ed0ab57b3dae25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/961755d0055e0e96d1849cc0425da966c8a64e53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6b6b8dcef4adf8ee4e439bb97e74106096c71b8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.87