ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference error in generate_encryptionkey
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference error in generate_encryptionkey If client send two session setups with krb5 authenticate to ksmbd, null pointer dereference error in generate_encryptionkey could happen. sess->Preauth_HashValue is set to NULL if session is valid. So this patch skip generate encryption key if session is valid.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference error in generate_encryptionkey If client send two session setups with krb5 authenticate to ksmbd, null pointer dereference error in generate_encryptionkey could happen. sess->Preauth_HashValue is set to NULL if session is valid. So this patch skip generate encryption key if session is valid.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/015ef163d65496ae3ba6192c96140a22743f0353
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a30ed6428ce83afedca1a6c5c5c4247bcf12d0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/922f85e6e88fdea723a26854c3a6dcb4beb8d0b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96a82e19434a2522525baab59c33332658bc7653
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b493ab6f35178afd8d619800df9071992f715de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c2dbbc959e1fcc6f603a1a843e9cf743ba383bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d79c8bebaa622ee223128be7c66d8aaeeb634a57
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38562.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38562
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-917/