CVE•Published 2025-04-01•Modified 2026-07-30•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2025-21945Linux · Linux_kernel
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CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
9
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 91% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in smb2_lock If smb_lock->zero_len has value, ->llist of smb_lock is not delete and flock is old one. It will cause use-after-free on error handling routine.
Timeline
Published 2025-04-01
Modified 2026-07-30
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