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CVE-2025-38575

Vendordebian, linuxProductdebian linux, linux kernelDiscoveredApr 18, 2025UpdatedMar 17, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: use aead_request_free to match aead_request_alloc Use aead_request_free() instead of kfree() to properly free memory allocated by aead_request_alloc(). This ensures sensitive crypto data is zeroed before being freed.

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CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.27%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
9
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 15, 2026
▲ 0.02pp
0.25% → 0.27% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
11 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Apr 18, 2025
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Mar 17, 2026
Oct 22, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7835-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Oct 22, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7835-2: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Oct 22, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7835-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Oct 31, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7835-4: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Nov 6, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7835-5: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Nov 12, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7835-6: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Nov 24, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7887-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities
Dec 17, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7940-1: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Jan 9, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7940-2: Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities