What is CVE-2025-38325?

CVE-2025-38325 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-38325?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-38325

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: add free_transport ops in ksmbd connection free_transport function for tcp connection can be called from smbdirect. It will cause kernel oops. This patch add free_transport ops in ksmbd connection, and add each free_transports for tcp and smbdirect.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 1da8bd9a10ecd718692732294d15fd801c0eabb5, e59796fc80603bcd8569d4d2e10b213c1918edb4, 6.16
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.15, 6.16

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-2025-38325?: CVE-2025-38325 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-38325?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.