What is CVE-2025-22074?

CVE-2025-22074 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-04-16.

How severe is CVE-2025-22074?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-22074

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix r_count dec/increment mismatch r_count is only increased when there is an oplock break wait, so r_count inc/decrement are not paired. This can cause r_count to become negative, which can lead to a problem where the ksmbd thread does not terminate.

EPSS: 0.005 (37.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 09aeab68033161cb54f194da93e51a11aee6144b, 6.13.8, 6.13.11
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.14, 6.14.1

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22074?: CVE-2025-22074 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-22074?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.