CVE-2025-38711
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: avoid deadlock when linking with ReplaceIfExists If smb2_create_link() is called with ReplaceIfExists set and the name does exist then a deadlock will happen.…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: avoid deadlock when linking with ReplaceIfExists If smb2_create_link() is called with ReplaceIfExists set and the name does exist then a deadlock will happen. ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked() will return with success and the parent directory will be locked. ksmbd_vfs_remove_file() will then remove the file. ksmbd_vfs_link() will then be called while the parent is still locked. It will try to lock the same parent and will deadlock. This patch moves the ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_unlock() call to *before* ksmbd_vfs_link() and then simplifies the code, removing the file_present flag variable.
- 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
- 0.12% probability · 2th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-667
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
EPSS 0.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e858a7a51c7b8b009d8f246de7ceb7743b44a71Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/814cfdb6358d9b84fcbec9918c8f938cc096a43aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d5012ffe14120f978ee34aef4df3d6cb026b7c4Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a726fef6d7d4cfc365d3434e3916dbfe78991a33Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7dddd62578c2eb6cb28b8835556a121b5157323Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac98d54630d5b52e3f684d872f0d82c06c418ea9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5fc1400a34b4ea5e8f2ce296ea12bf8c8421694Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.