CVE-2025-38501
ksmbd: limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP
HIGH 7.5
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.17 % · percentile 82 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP Repeated connections from clients with the same IP address may exhaust the max connections and prevent other normal client connections. This patch limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (DoS)
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb092fc3a62972a4aa47c9fe356c2c6a01cd840b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa1c47af4ff641cf9197ecdb1f8240cbb30389c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e5d91d3e6c62a9755b36f29c35288f06c3cd86b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1ce9258bcbce2491f9f71f7882b6eed0b33ec65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6073afe64510c302b7a0683a01e32c012eff715d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6bb9193974059ddbb0ce7763fa3882bd60d4dc3
- https://github.com/keymaker-arch/KSMBDrain
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/15/2
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-25072
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-38501
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0326 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0316 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0246 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0227 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0218 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0194 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0169 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1135 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1075 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1050 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0894 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.15 < 6.1.148cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.102cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.12.42cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.15.10cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.16 < 6.16.1cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf < cb092fc3a62972a4aa47c9fe356c2c6a01cd840b ; affected 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf < fa1c47af4ff641cf9197ecdb1f8240cbb30389c1 ; affected 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf < 7e5d91d3e6c62a9755b36f29c35288f06c3cd86b ; affected 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf < f1ce9258bcbce2491f9f71f7882b6eed0b33ec65 ; affected 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf < 6073afe64510c302b7a0683a01e32c012eff715d ; affected 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf < e6bb9193974059ddbb0ce7763fa3882bd60d4dc3 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 5.15 ; unaffected 0 < 5.15 ; unaffected 6.1.148 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.102 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.42 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.15.10 ≤ 6.15.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |