CVE-2025-38737

kernel: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix oops due to uninitialised variable Fix...

CVE-2025-38737 is fixed in 88 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2025:23009, released September 5, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0039
33rd percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix oops due to uninitialised variable Fix smb3_init_transform_rq() to initialise buffer to NULL before calling netfs_alloc_folioq_buffer() as netfs assumes it can append to the buffer it is given. Setting it to NULL means it should start a fresh buffer, but the value is currently undefined.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel · RHEL 10 6.12.0-55.48.1.el10_0 RHSA-2025:23009 Sep 5, 2025
kernel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel · rocky 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 RLSA-2025:22854 Dec 14, 2025
kernel-abi-stablelists · almalinux 10 6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ALSA-2025:22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-abi-stablelists · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-cross-headers · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-debug · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-debug-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-debug-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-debug-devel-matched · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-debug-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-debug-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-debug-uki-virt · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-devel-matched · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-doc · almalinux 10 6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ALSA-2025:22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-doc · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-headers · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-livepatch-6.12.46-66.121 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-modules-extra-matched · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-tools · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-tools-libs · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-tools-libs-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-uek · ol 10 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
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kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
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kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
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kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
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kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
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kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
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kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
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kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek ELSA-2025-25754 Nov 9, 2025
kernel-uki-virt · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel-uki-virt-addons · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
libperf · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.48-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38737 Sep 5, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.16.5-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38737 Sep 5, 2025
perf · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
python3-perf · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.46-66.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1208 Sep 23, 2025
rtla · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025
rv · ol 10 0:6.12.0-124.20.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-22854 Dec 8, 2025

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