VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-38501

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-08-16
Last modified2026-06-17
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: 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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Primary references