VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-21844

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.62%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-03-12
Last modified2026-10-15
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: Add check for next_buffer in receive_encrypted_standard() Add check for the return value of cifs_buf_get() and cifs_small_buf_get() in receive_encrypted_standard() to prevent null pointer dereference.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-476
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-476

Primary references