Description

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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-38575

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 7.69% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-05-13 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38575
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/571b342d4688801fc1f6a1934389dac09425dc93
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6b594868268c3a7bfaeced912525cd2c445529a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1de7fec4d3012672e31eeb6679ea60f7ca010ef9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e341dbd5f5a6e5a558e67da80731dc38a7f758c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aef10ccd74512c52e30c5ee19d0031850973e78d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46caeae23035192b9cc41872c827f30d0233f16e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6171063e9d046ffa46f51579b2ca4a43caef581a

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