VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53e3e5babc0963a92d856a5ec0ce92c59f54bc12Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ee551672c8cf36108b0cfba92ec0c7c28ac3439Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c57301e332cc413fe0a7294a90725f4e21e9549dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7f2c00acb1ef64304fd40ac507e9213ff1d9b5cPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.