CVE-2025-38431

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix regression with native SMB symlinks Some users and customers reported that their backup/copy tools started to fail when the directory being copied contained symlink targets that the client couldn't parse - even when those symlinks weren't followed. Fix this by allowing lstat(2) and readlink(2) to succeed even when the client can't resolve the symlink target, restoring old behavior.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ddaf7567080c7de2e0c99efca2ee1e6b79beea5	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff8abbd248c1f52df0c321690b88454b13ff54b2	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3::::::

History

19 Nov 2025, 19:01

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1::::::
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ddaf7567080c7de2e0c99efca2ee1e6b79beea5 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ddaf7567080c7de2e0c99efca2ee1e6b79beea5 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff8abbd248c1f52df0c321690b88454b13ff54b2 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff8abbd248c1f52df0c321690b88454b13ff54b2 - Patch
First Time		Linux linux Kernel Linux

Information

Published : 2025-07-25 15:15

Updated : 2025-11-19 19:01

NVD link : CVE-2025-38431

Mitre link : CVE-2025-38431

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38431

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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