What is CVE-2025-38325?

CVE-2025-38325 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.12.26 onward and patched in 6.12.35, 6.15.4 and 6.16. CVE-2025-38325 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38325?

CVE-2025-38325 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-38325?

Yes, CVE-2025-38325 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.35, 6.15.4 and 6.16. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12.26 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-38325 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38325 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-38325

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: add free_transport ops in ksmbd connection free_transport function for tcp connection can be called from smbdirect. It will cause kernel oops. This patch add free_transport ops in ksmbd connection, and add each free_transports for tcp and smbdirect.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-07-10

Last modified 2025-11-18

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.12.26, 6.14.4, 6.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.35, 6.15.4, 6.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.12.26 ≥ 6.14.4 ≥ 6.15

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.35 6.12.x ✓ 6.15.4 6.15.x ✓ 6.16

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-38325 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3890da762a66191c440b0bd6e3ee45501edbb0c1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f3aae77280aad9f5acc6709c596148966f765c7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52f5a52dc17a4a7b4363ac03fe2c4ef26f020dc6
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-38325

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-07-10

Modified 2025-11-18

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38325?

CVE-2025-38325 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.12.26 onward and has been patched in 6.12.35, 6.15.4 and 6.16. CVE-2025-38325 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-38325?

CVE-2025-38325 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-38325?

Yes — CVE-2025-38325 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.35, 6.15.4 and 6.16. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12.26 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-38325 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-38325 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.