What is CVE-2025-37956?

CVE-2025-37956 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2025-37956?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-37956

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: prevent rename with empty string Client can send empty newname string to ksmbd server. It will cause a kernel oops from d_alloc. This patch return the error when attempting to rename a file or directory with an empty new name string.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th 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 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf, 5.15, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.15

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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-37956?: CVE-2025-37956 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-37956?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.