SB20250402110 - Race condition in Linux kernel smb server
Published: April 2, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250402110
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21947)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the handle_response() function in fs/smb/server/transport_ipc.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e8833c03a38e1d5d5df6484e3f670a2fd38fb76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cb2b2e41541fe6f9cc55ca22d4c0bd260498aea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6321bbda4244b93802d61cfe0887883aae322f4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76861630b29e51373e73e7b00ad0d467b6941162
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ff19f0b7a30e03516e6eb73b948e27a55bc9d2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.131
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.83