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ID:11968 - Exploit for Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38501
ID:11968 - Exploit for Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38501
Published: September 17, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114192
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38501
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the alloc_transport() and ksmbd_kthread_fn() functions in fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.