Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38728

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU114809

Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38728

Published: September 4, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU114809
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38728
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the sizeof() function in fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Ubuntu
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_290-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo
kernel-macros
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-man
kernel-source
kernel-devel
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
linux (Debian package)
dtb-lg
dtb-broadcom
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-apm
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-apple
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-mediatek
dtb-arm
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-socionext
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-docs
kernel-64kb
dtb-renesas
dtb-qcom
dtb-amd
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-allwinner
dtb-rockchip
dtb-freescale
dtb-cavium
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
dtb-amazon
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-altera
dtb-exynos
dtb-amlogic
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-source-azure
kernel-extra-modules
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-38728

Install update from vendor's repository.

kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_290-default - update to 1-8.7.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.290.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.290.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.290.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.290.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.290.1, 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.1.153-1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100, 6.8.0-1047.51
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100+fips1, 6.8.0-1046.49+fips1
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-100.100.1
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0.1023.24, 6.8.0-1023.24
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.33, 6.8.0-1043.44, 6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1043.48, 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1044.44, 6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1046.49.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1046.52
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1046.52+fips1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1047.50+fips1
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-2037.38, 6.8.1-1041.42
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1

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