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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-21844

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux, Linux

Product: Linux, Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 1.78% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-10 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21844
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24e8e4523d3071bc5143b0db9127d511489f7b3b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e5d99a4cf2e23c716b44862975548415fae5391
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9b0b4b29877cb4dc5d0842b59b5ccbacddb85bd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/554736b583f529ee159aa95af9a0cbc12b5ffc96
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/860ca5e50f73c2a1cef7eefc9d39d04e275417f7

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