CVE-2025-38501

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP Repeated connections from clients with the same IP address may exhaust the max connections and prevent other normal client connections. This patch limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6073afe64510c302b7a0683a01e32c012eff715d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e5d91d3e6c62a9755b36f29c35288f06c3cd86b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb092fc3a62972a4aa47c9fe356c2c6a01cd840b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6bb9193974059ddbb0ce7763fa3882bd60d4dc3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1ce9258bcbce2491f9f71f7882b6eed0b33ec65
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa1c47af4ff641cf9197ecdb1f8240cbb30389c1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/15/2
https://github.com/keymaker-arch/KSMBDrain
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html

Configurations

No configuration.

History

04 Nov 2025, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/15/2 - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html -

Information

Published : 2025-08-16 06:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 22:16

NVD link : CVE-2025-38501

Mitre link : CVE-2025-38501

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38501

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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