Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix UAF in...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: fix UAF in decryption with multichannel
After commit f7025d861694 ("smb: client: allocate crypto only for
primary server") and commit b0abcd65ec54 ("smb: client: fix UAF in
async decryption"), the channels started reusing AEAD TFM from primary
channel to perform synchronous decryption, but that can't done as
there could be multiple cifsd threads (one per channel) simultaneously
accessing it to perform decryption.
This fixes the following KASAN splat when running fstest generic/249
with 'vers=3.1.1,multichannel,max_channels=4,seal' against Windows
Server 2022:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110
Read of size 8 at addr ffff8881046c18a0 by task cifsd/986
CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 986 Comm: cifsd Not tainted 6.15.0-rc1 #1
PREEMPT(voluntary)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-3.fc41
04/01/2014
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x80
print_report+0x156/0x528
? gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110
? __virt_addr_valid+0x145/0x300
? __phys_addr+0x46/0x90
? gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110
kasan_report+0xdf/0x1a0
? gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110
gf128mul_4k_lle+0xba/0x110
ghash_update+0x189/0x210
shash_ahash_update+0x295/0x370
? __pfx_shash_ahash_update+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_shash_ahash_update+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_extract_iter_to_sg+0x10/0x10
? ___kmalloc_large_node+0x10e/0x180
? __asan_memset+0x23/0x50
crypto_ahash_update+0x3c/0xc0
gcm_hash_assoc_remain_continue+0x93/0xc0
crypt_message+0xe09/0xec0 [cifs]
? __pfx_crypt_message+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
? _raw_spin_unlock+0x23/0x40
? __pfx_cifs_readv_from_socket+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
decrypt_raw_data+0x229/0x380 [cifs]
? __pfx_decrypt_raw_data+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
? __pfx_cifs_read_iter_from_socket+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
smb3_receive_transform+0x837/0xc80 [cifs]
? __pfx_smb3_receive_transform+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
? __pfx___might_resched+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_smb3_is_transform_hdr+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
cifs_demultiplex_thread+0x692/0x1570 [cifs]
? __pfx_cifs_demultiplex_thread+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50
? rcu_lockdep_current_cpu_online+0x62/0xb0
? find_held_lock+0x32/0x90
? kvm_sched_clock_read+0x11/0x20
? local_clock_noinstr+0xd/0xd0
? trace_irq_enable.constprop.0+0xa8/0xe0
? __pfx_cifs_demultiplex_thread+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
kthread+0x1fe/0x380
? kthread+0x10f/0x380
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
? local_clock_noinstr+0xd/0xd0
? ret_from_fork+0x1b/0x60
? local_clock+0x15/0x30
? lock_release+0x29b/0x390
? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork+0x31/0x60
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
Impact
Memory is accessed after it has been freed, leading to undefined behavior in native code. Typical impact: memory corruption, crash, or potential code execution.
CVE-2025-37750 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-37750? CVE-2025-37750 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet. Memory is accessed after it has been freed, leading to undefined behavior in native code.
- How severe is CVE-2025-37750? CVE-2025-37750 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-37750? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-37750 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-37750 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-37750 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-37750 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.