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CVE-2025-21844

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredMar 12, 2025UpdatedJul 30, 2026

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.

CVSS v3.1
7.5 HIGH
EPSS
0.62%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
3
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 6, 2026
▲ 0.02pp
0.60% → 0.62% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
5 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 12, 2025
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Jul 30, 2026
Aug 19, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7703-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 20, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7703-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Aug 26, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7719-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities