# CVE-2024-57925: ksmbd: fix a missing return value check bug

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.177, 6.1.125
- Published: 2025-01-19 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.15.145, fixed in 5.15.177; from 6.1.71, fixed in 6.1.125
- Linux: 6.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix a missing return value check bug In the smb2_send_interim_resp(), if ksmbd_alloc_work_struct() fails to allocate a node, it returns a NULL pointer to the in_work pointer. This can lead to an illegal memory write of in_work->response_buf when allocate_interim_rsp_buf() attempts to perform a kzalloc() on it. To address this issue, incorporating a check for the return value of ksmbd_alloc_work_struct() ensures that the function returns immediately upon allocation failure, thereby preventing the aforementioned illegal memory access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.177, 6.1.125) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/781c743e18bfd9b7dc0383f036ae952bd1486f21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee7e40f7fb17f08a8cbae50553e5c2e10ae32fce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/271ae0edbfc942795c162e6cf20d2bc02bd7fde4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2976e91a3e569cf2c92c9f71512c0ab1312fe965
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c16e1cadcbcaf3c82d5fc310fbd34d0f5d0db7c

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