CVE-2025-39692
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Publication date: 2025-09-05

Last updated on: 2025-11-03

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: server: split ksmbd_rdma_stop_listening() out of ksmbd_rdma_destroy() We can't call destroy_workqueue(smb_direct_wq); before stop_sessions()! Otherwise already existing connections try to use smb_direct_wq as a NULL pointer.
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Published
2025-09-05
Last Modified
2025-11-03
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2026-05-07
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2025-09-05
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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CVE-2025-39692
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linux linux_kernel 6.1.153
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability in the Linux kernel relates to the SMB server component where the function ksmbd_rdma_stop_listening() was not properly separated from ksmbd_rdma_destroy(). The issue arises because destroy_workqueue(smb_direct_wq) was called before stop_sessions(), which can lead to existing connections attempting to use smb_direct_wq as a NULL pointer, potentially causing errors or crashes.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability can cause existing SMB connections to attempt to use a NULL pointer for smb_direct_wq, which may result in system instability, crashes, or denial of service in the SMB server functionality on the Linux kernel.


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